following decommissioning, "ludlow" was beached in the firth of forth off yellowcraigs beach, fidra, dirleton, east lothian, scotland, on 15 july 1945 to be used as a rocket target by the royal air force. it is reputed that the first salvo of rockets hit just below the water line and sank her. she now lies off yellowcraigs beach in of water (ord survey nt 522 861) and, although well broken up, her remains are still visible just above the surface at low tide.