World War II-related Operations
After commissioning, Ruddy completed her shakedown cruise in Chesapeake Bay and on 27 July 1945 departed Little Creek, Virginia, for Okinawa. Arriving at Buckner Bay on 27 September, she escorted the Miiilicoma (AO-73) to Sasebo, Japan, destroying two Japanese mines with rifle fire en route. During October, she returned to the Ryukyus; but, on the 26th, was back off Sasebo to commence sweeping operations in the "Klondike" area off that port. Detached on 8 November, she provided courier service; supervised YMS operations; and carried freight between Okinawa and Sasebo until the new year. In January 1946, she again conducted minesweeping operations.
On 17 February, Ruddy sailed for the Marshall Islands. At Bikini Atoll from 7 to 24 March, she supervised buoy-laying activities in preparation for Operation Crossroads, the July 1946 atomic tests; then continued on to the United States.
Reaching San Pedro, California, on 23 April, the minesweeper was decommissioned at San Diego, California, on 15 January 1947 and berthed with the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
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