Decommissioning and Sale
On 24 October 1949, Spokane sailed to New York for inactivation. She was placed in reserve, out of commission, on 27 February 1950, and berthed at New York. On 1 April 1966, she was redesignated AG-191. Spokane was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 April 1972. She was sold to Luria Brothers & Company, Inc., on 17 May 1973 and scrapped.
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