from 21 April to 26 October 1953. Then, after approximately eight months of operations in home waters, the minesweeper was transferred to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet for a preinactivation overhaul. Decommissioning The ship was placed out of commission, in reserve, at Orange, Texas, on 10 November 1954. On 7 February 1955, she was redesignated MSF-386 and reclassified a steel-hulled fleet minesweeper. Tercel was struck from the Navy Directory on 1 July 1972. Fate The Naval Vessel Register lists Tercel as "Disposed of, type of disposal not known" and has a note saying: "Presumed scrapped date unknown", this is incorrect, she was not scrapped. Tercel was used as a Salvage Training Hulk from 1972 to 1988. She was sunk as a target on 6 April 1988, being towed to the target area by the USS Grapple (ARS-53). References External links Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940–1945 AM-386 USS Tercel Auk-class minesweepers of the United States Navy Ships built in Lorain, Ohio 1944 ships World War II minesweepers of the United States