for the Philippines on 11 November. After negotiating heavy seas, the attack transport arrived at Manila on 1 December. Thirty-six hours later, she sailed with almost 2,000 passengers embarked and reached San Francisco on 20 December. Audubon began 1946 making preparations for a trip to Yokosuka, Japan. However, just before she was due to leave, her orders were cancelled; and she sailed on 11 January for the east coast of the United States. She transited the Panama Canal on 20 January and reached Norfolk, Virginia, on 27 January 1946. Decommissioning and fate The ship was decommissioned on 19 February 1946, returned to the Maritime Commission on 13 March 1946, placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, and laid up in the James River, Virginia. She was sold on 9 April 1973 to the Union Minerals and Alloys Corp., of New York City, and scrapped. Awards Audubon earned one battle star for her World War II service Citations and campaign ribbons References External links NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - USS Crockett (APA-148) World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Haskell-class attack transports Ships built in Vancouver, Washington 1944 ships