Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 January 1977 and she was later sunk forty miles off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to form part of a barrier reef.
Her name was struck from the Navy List on 1 January 1977. On 4 March 1988 "Vermilion" was transferred to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and was sunk forty miles off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to form part of a barrier reef.