USS Savage (DE-386) - End-of-War Activity

End-of-War Activity

After the hostilities in the Pacific ended, Savage escorted two convoys from Cold Harbor, Alaska to Russian waters where the American escort ships were dismissed. One convoy departed Cold Harbor on 23 July 1945 and the other on 25 August 1945. During the interim, she escorted oilers to refuel Task Force 92, which had been bombarding shore installations in the Kuril Islands of Russia; then occupied by Japanese forces.

On 27 September 1945 the Savage departed Attu for Petropavlovsk, USSR, and arrived there on the morning of 2 October 1945. She delivered supplies and mail to the Harry L. Corl (APD-108).

At the end of hostilities with Japan, Savage was assigned liaison duty in the Far East. She shuttled between Okinawa, and Tsingtao, China from December 1945 until February 1946 when she sailed for Pearl Harbor.

In April 1946, she sailed for Green Cove Springs, Florida. She was decommissioned there on 13 June 1946; with her CO Captain John M. Waters, USCG in attendance. Also decommissioned at this location on June 1946 were the other five Coast Guard manned ships comprising CortDiv23. The USS Sellstrom (DE-255), USS Ramsen (DE-382), USS Mills (DE-383), and the USS Richey (DE-385). With the exception of the USS Richey, all were recommissioned as Navy manned Destroyer Escort Radar Picket ships.