sentences:  Later that autumn, on 1 October 1969, "Widgeon" was decommissioned and placed in reserve; she got underway the next day for her new home port, San Diego.For the next three years, "Widgeon" operated as a Group II Naval Reserve training (NET) ship.She operated primarily in the San Diego area, but twice visited Ensenada, Mexico, once in 1972, and once in 1973.