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From Apra Harbor, Guam, Banner steamed to Terminal Island, Calif., for stripping, and then to Pearl Harbor for final preparations. She departed Pearl Harbor on 15 May 1946 and arrived at Bikini Atoll on the 28th. By 1 June, Banner was anchored in her assigned position in the target array. Her crew was transferred to Bottineau (APA 235) to observe the detonations on 1 and 25 July and to conduct surveys of damage following the blasts. Banner was decommissioned on 27 August 1946, but her hulk was kept for observations and tests until she grounded on Ennylabegan Island on 15 February 1948 and seriously damaged her hull. She was scuttled in deep water off Kwajalein Atoll on 16 February, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1948.

From Apra Harbor, Guam, Banner steamed to Terminal Island, Calif., for stripping, and then to Pearl Harbor for final preparations. She departed Pearl Harbor on 15 May 1946 and arrived at Bikini Atoll on the 28th. By 1 June, Banner was anchored in her assigned position in the target array. Her crew was transferred to Bottineau (APA 235) to observe the detonations on 1 and 25 July and to conduct surveys of damage following the blasts. Banner was decommissioned on 27 August 1946, but her hulk was kept for observations and tests until she grounded on Ennylabegan Island on 15 February 1948 and seriously damaged her hull. She was scuttled in deep water off Kwajalein Atoll on 16 February, and her name was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1948.

Banner received two battle stars for her World War II service.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm]</ref>

Banner received two battle stars for her World War II service.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b2-list.htm Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]</ref>

See also [[Banner-II]].

See also [[Banner-II]].