Transfer To ROC Navy and Fate
The ship was struck from the Navy List on 1 October 1979 and sold to Taiwan in 1983. The ship was renamed Shao Yang or Tze Yang in service with the Republic of China Navy.The ship was scrapped in late 1990s, but part of her superstructure is on display at a museum in Taiwan.
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