the West Coast on her final voyage on 1 December 1969. Decommissioning She reached San Francisco on 8 December 1969, off-loading fuel, ammunition, and vehicles before shifting to the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Mare Island, Vallejo, California (USA), later the same day. Decommissioned on 19 December 1969, Maury was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. The ship remained at the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility until transferred to the custody of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) on 26 June 1970. Taken to MARAD's Suisun Bay, California, berthing area, she remained there until sold to the National Steel and Metal Co., of Terminal Island, Calif., on 10 August 1973 to be broken up for scrap. Awards Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Medal with "ASIA" clasp National Defense Service Medal with star References External links NavSource Online: AKA-36 Renate/AGS-16 Maury USS Renate/USS Maury web site photo gallery of USS Maury AGS-16 Artemis-class attack cargo ships World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Survey ships of the United States Navy Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States Ships built in Providence, Rhode Island 1945 ships