tying up at pier-side at sunset, with 47 days' availability ahead of her. Within a day or two after arrival, DesRon 49 was dissolved; and Wickes was reassigned to DesRon 58. The war in the Pacific, though, ended before the destroyer completed her scheduled overhaul on 31 August 1945. With the end of the war, however, it soon became evident that with the massive shipbuilding programs that had come along during hostilities there was a surplus of ships for anticipated postwar needs. Along with the decommissioning and scrapping of many of the older fleet units, some of the newer ships were decommissioned and placed in reserve.Wickes was among the latter. Completing her overhaul by early September 1945, the ship conducted refresher training exercises into the autumn and winter. Her service career was growing short. She was placed out of commission, in reserve, on 20 December 1945. She never returned to active duty, even during the Korean War when many of her sister-ships were pulled out of mothballs and recommissioned. Struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1972, her hulk was later expended in ordnance tests. HonorsWickes'' earned five battle stars for her World War II service. See also See USS Wickes for other ships of the same name. References External links navsource.org: USS Wickes hazegray.org: USS Wickes Wickes (DD-578) Ships built in Orange, Texas 1942 ships Wickes (DD-578) Ships sunk as targets Maritime incidents in 1974