Retirement
She arrived at San Diego in early August for overhaul which took her into November. She then provided submarine and sound training services for west coast training commands. In September 1945, the World War I-design submarine proceeded to San Francisco for inactivation. She was decommissioned on 19 October 1945; struck from the Navy Vessel Registry on 1 November 1945 and sold for scrap in May 1946. Her hulk was delivered to the purchaser, Salco Iron and Metal Company of San Francisco the following December and was scrapped in July 1947.
S-31 received one battle star for her World War II service.
Read more about this topic: USS S-31 (SS-136)
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