The USS Calvert was decommissioned on June 30, 1966 at Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco.
A 13 page document containing additional detailed research notes for the period June 30, 1966 to 1977, and beyond, is available for download:
- A History of the USS Calvert – 1966.06.01 to 1977, and beyond (This document was last updated on September 3, 2022).
In early July 1966 the ex-Calvert was moved to the Naval Supply Center, Oakland, Traffic Management School for use as a training hulk until 1976.
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The ex-USS Calvert was sold to Levin Metals Corp (LMC), Richmand, CA on February 14, 1977 (contract # MA-8617) and physically delivered to LMC on March 11, 1977.
In the summer of 1990 the Levin Metals Corp contacted John L. Cole for purposes of safely delivering the Calvert’s brass and wood name board, thus being saved from disposal.
The living history of the USS Calvert, and her crew, continues.
With the Calvert Marine Museum’s commitment to preserve and share the Calvert’s story, former crew members and their families willingness to keep the Calvert’s story alive, and this website, the Calvert will not soon be forgotten. She was a respected and capable ship, celebrated by her crew, and she continues to earn respect for those who learn of her and her crews’ story.