| − | As 1946 passed, small seaplane tenders (AVP) replaced the frigates; Bangor was decommissioned by the Coast Guard on 16 August and returned to the Navy. Bangor was declared excess to the Navy's needs, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 23 April 1947. She was sold to [[Mexico]] on 24 November 1947, and was renamed Golfo de Tehuantepec.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm]</ref> | + | As 1946 passed, small seaplane tenders (AVP) replaced the frigates; Bangor was decommissioned by the Coast Guard on 16 August and returned to the Navy. Bangor was declared excess to the Navy's needs, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 23 April 1947. She was sold to [[Mexico]] on 24 November 1947, and was renamed Golfo de Tehuantepec.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]</ref> |