7 May to 20 May and arrived in San Francisco, California on 29 May. Instead of returning to Norfolk, however, she remained on the West Coast. On 1 July 1946, she was decommissioned at San Francisco, and returned to the War Shipping Administration for layup with the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, California. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 July 1946. Whippet received two battle stars for World War II service References External links Photo gallery at navsource.org Armadillo-class tankers Unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy Ships built in New Orleans 1943 ships