 "Bangor" was then declared excess to the Navys needs, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 23 April 1947.On 24 November 1947, the United States sold "Bangor" to Mexico, which renamed her ARM "General José María Morelos for service in the Mexican Navy.Later renamed ARM "Golfo de Tehuantepec, the ship was scrapped in 1964.