 After undergoing repairs and conversion at Seattle in preparation for her transfer, "Muskogee" steamed to Cold Bay, where she soon began training her new Soviet crew.Following the completion of training for her Soviet crew, "Muskogee" was decommissioned on 26 August 1945 at Cold Bay and transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease immediately along with her sister ships , , , , and .Commissioned into the Soviet Navy immediately, "Muskogee" was designated as a "storozhevoi korabl" ("escort ship") and renamed EK-19 in Soviet service.