Returning to Eniwetok on 14 October, "Ricketts" remained on patrol there until 3 November, when she departed for Pearl Harbor. Following training at Pearl Harbor from 9–24 November, she continued on to San Diego, California, arriving there the last day of the month. She next cleared port on 2 December 1945, took on passengers at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, and arrived at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 16 December. Departing New York Harbor on 21 January 1946, she reported for inactivation at Green Cove Springs, Florida.