Post-World War II Navy Career
Wachapreague tended PT's after the end of the war, basing at Tarakan, until she headed home and arrived at San Francisco, California, on 5 December 1945. After upkeep at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Wachapreague got underway for the East Coast of the United States on 20 March 1946 and reported at Boston, Massachusetts, on 6 April 1946 for inactivation. She was decommissioned on 10 May 1946 and transferred outright to the United States Coast Guard on 27 May 1946. Her name was struck from the Navy List on 5 June 1946.
Wachapreague received four battle stars for her World War II service.
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