On 1 May 1966, her name was struck from the Navy List, and Kendrick was used in destruction tests at sea by the David Taylor Model Basin.
ˌɔn wˈʌn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, hɜː nˈeɪm wʌz stɹˈʌk fɹʌmðə nˈeɪvi lˈɪst, ænd kˈɛndɹɪk wʌz jˈuːzd ɪn dᵻstɹˈʌkʃən tˈɛsts æt sˈiː baɪ ðə dˈeɪvɪd tˈeɪlɚ mˈɑːdəl bˈeɪsən.