for Navy Day (27 October) celebrations at Tacoma, Washington. After operating out of San Francisco, she was decommissioned 30 April 1946 and was berthed in reserve at San Diego, moving in 1947 to Mare Island. Norman Scott was stricken on 15 April 1973. She was sold for scrap on 3 December 1973. Norman Scott received seven battle stars for World War II service. References External links navsource.org: USS Norman Scott hazegray.org: USS Norman Scott World War II destroyers of the United States Ships built in Bath, Maine 1943 ships Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy