the 26th, she headed back to Sasebo and, on 1 May, got underway to return to the United States. She stopped at Pearl Harbor from 17 to 25 May and made San Pedro, California, on the 31st. On 7 June, she sailed south toward the Panama Canal as OTC of a unit composed of , , and . She transited the canal and departed Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, on 20 June. On the 27th, she entered Charleston, South Carolina, and reported for duty to the Commander, Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet (COMINLANT). For the next eight years, Sprig served COMINLANT, sailing the length of the Atlantic seaboard and into the Caribbean at times. During this period, she was home ported at Charleston. Decommissioning In June 1954, Sprig was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Orange, Texas. On 7 February 1955, Sprig was reclassified a fleet minesweeper, MSF-384. After 18 years with the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Sprig's name was struck from the Navy list on 1 July 1972. Her hulk was sold on 20 December 1973 to Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd., of New Orleans, Louisiana, for scrapping. Awards Sprig received one battle star for World War II service. Abbreviations used MSF - MineSweeper, Fleet CTU - Commander, Task Unit OTC - Officer in Tactical Command COMINLANT - Commander, Mine Forces, Atlantic References External links Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 AM-384 USS Sprig Auk-class minesweepers of the United States Navy Ships built in Lorain, Ohio 1944 ships World War II minesweepers of the United States