February 1947. She remained in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet until 1 October 1958, when her name was struck from the Navy List and she was transferred to the Maritime Commission. She was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Wilmington, North Carolina, and in October 1964 she was transferred to James River, Virginia. She was sold for scrapping on 21 August 1974 to Union Minerals and Alloys, New York (USA), $280,160. Awards Grimes received one battle star for World War II service. References External links NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - APA-172 Grimes World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Haskell-class attack transports USS Grimes (APA-172) Ships built in Portland, Oregon 1944 ships