6th Fleet through the summer. In October, she resumed operations out of Charleston; and, in December, she was ordered inactivated for a second time. Final decommissioning Reclassified MSF-111 on 7 February 1955, Sage departed Charleston ten days later; and, on the 18th, arrived at Green Cove Springs, Florida, where she was decommissioned on 19 April 1955 and shifted to the Orange, Texas, berthing area. She remained in the Reserve Fleet until 1 July 1972 when she was struck from the Navy list. Sage was sold to Mexico on 4 November 1973. Awards Sage earned 8 battle stars during World War II. Mexican Navy service On 4 November 1973, the former Sage was sold to the Mexican Navy and renamed ARM Hermenegildo Galeana (C86). Later, her pennant number was changed to G19. In 1993, she was renamed ARM Mariano Matomoros (P117) to free her former name for American frigate , which was purchased the same year. , Mariano Matomoros was in active service with the Mexican Navy. Notes References External links Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 AM-111 USS Sage USS Sage (AM 111) Combat Chronology of the US Navy Forces in operations against and from the Marshall Islands Photo gallery at navsource.org Auk-class minesweepers of the United States Navy Ships built in Winslow, Washington 1942 ships World War II minesweepers of the United States Valle-class patrol vessels Patrol vessels of Mexico