"orion" again changed homeport to la maddalena, italy, servicing ships of the sixth fleet in the mediterranean sea until 1993, when she was relieved by the . "orion" returned to the united states and was decommissioned 3 september 1993. ex-orion was transferred to the maritime administration for storage 1 may 1999 and sold to north american ship recycling, baltimore, maryland to be dismantled on 27 july 2006.