In November of 1946, Weeden resumed activity though she remained out of commission. On the 20th, she reported for duty training Naval reservists in the 11th Naval District. After 4 years of that duty, she changed status once more when she was placed in commission, in reserve, on 26 May 1950. Almost 3 months later, Weeden reported for duty with the Pacific Fleet, though her mission, Naval Reserve training in the 11th Naval District, appears to have remained the same. Over the next 7 years her training cruises took her north to British Columbia, south as far as Callao, Peru, and west to the Hawaiian Islands. Her center of operations, however, remained the coast of California. On 26 November, 1957, Weeden began inactivation overhaul at Portland, Oregon. She was decommissioned on 26 Feb., 1958 and was berthed at Astoria, Oregon with the Columbia River Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. She remained there just over a decade, until 3O Jun., 1968, at which time her name was struck from the Navy list. She was sold to Zidell Explorations, Inc. of Portland, Oregon on 27 Oct., 1969, for scrapping. And there the story ends, or seems to. Did the Weeden end up as razor blades to smooth the faces of our old Japanese enemies? Or is the true end, which I came across in my research some years ago, but couldn't verify, even more ignominious? I was told the Weeden became an Air Force bombing target and was bombed and sunk off the Oregon coast. If she's on the bottom there, with the fish, May she rest in Peace, for the Weeden was a good ship, which served us well, and brought us through without the loss of a man.
Note: Lloyd Fogelquist, retired Chief USN was a sonarman aboard the Weeden when it was mothballed in Astoria , Oregon ( about 1957 ). He was living in Portland , Oregon in the 1960's and saw the Weeden disassembleded and turned into scrap metal. So John, she has been used to shave the faces of the Japaneese who survived the war.
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