USS Widgeon (AMS-208) - Decommissioning

Decommissioning

Later that autumn, on 1 October 1969, Widgeon was decommissioned and placed in reserve; she got underway the next day for her new home port, San Diego. For the next three years, Widgeon operated as a Group II Naval Reserve training (NET) ship. She operated primarily in the San Diego area, but twice visited Ensenada, Mexico, once in 1972 and once in 1973. Struck from the Navy list on 2 July 1973, Widgeon was sold in January 1974.