ʃˈɪftᵻd lˈeɪɾɚ tə ðɪ ɪnˈæktɪv ʃˈɪp fəsˈɪlᵻɾi, ˈɔɹɪndʒ, tˈɛksəs, nˈiːldz wʌz ˈʌltᵻmətli dˈiːmd "ʌnfˈɪt fɔːɹ fˈɜːðɚ nˈeɪvəl sˈɜːvɪs" ænd stɹˈɪkən fɹʌmðə nˈeɪvəl vˈɛsəl ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚɹ ˌɔn fˈɪftiːn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
Shifted later to the Inactive Ship Facility, Orange, Texas, Nields was ultimately deemed "unfit for further Naval service" and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 September 1970.