her patrol was terminated with the end of hostilities on 15 August 1945. Post-World War II 1945–1947 Departing Subic Bay on 14 August 1945, Ray proceeded via Saipan, Pearl Harbor, and the Panama Canal to Naval Submarine Base New London at New London, Connecticut, which she reached on 5 October 1945. She served in a training capacity at New London until 12 February 1947, when she was decommissioned and placed in reserve. Radar picket submarine (SSR-271), 1952–1958 In December 1950, Ray was towed to the Philadelphia Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for conversion to a radar picket submarine. Accordingly redesignated SSR-271' on 3 January 1951, she was recommissioned on 13 August 1952, Lieutenant Commander A. C. Burley in command.Ray departed Philadelphia on 27 March 1953. The remainder of the year was occupied in fleet training operations along the United States East Coast and in the Caribbean. From 1 March to 26 May 1954, she deployed to the 6th Fleet, serving as a picket ship. Returning to her homeport of Norfolk 26 May, she participated in joint United States-Canadian exercises off Nova Scotia in July and August. The remainder of 1954 and 1955 were spent in fleet exercises, type training, and an overhaul at Charleston Navy Yard from April to November 1955. Deploying again to the Mediterranean as a radar picket submarine from 5 March to 4 June 1956, she operated with NATO and U.S. Navy units. The remaining months of Ray's operating schedule in 1956 and 1957 were involved in type training and fleet exercises in the Atlantic and Caribbean, including representing Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, at the International Naval Review at Hampton Roads in June 1957 and participating in the NATO Exercise "Strikeback" held off Scotland, France, and Portugal in September and October 1957. The early part of 1958 was spent in fleet exercises off the east coast and the Caribbean. She departed Norfolk 30 June 1958 and entered the Charleston Navy Yard for inactivation. Decommissioning and disposalRay was decommissioned and placed in reserve on 30 September 1958 and was struck from the Navy List on 1 April 1960. Her hulk was sold for scrap to the Commercial Metals Company on 18 December 1960. Honors and awards For action during World War II, Ray'' was awarded seven battle stars, the Navy Unit Commendation (for patrol 6), and the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation. Navy Unit Commendation Philippine Republic