For the next two years, "Tom Green County" remained in the Far East serving as she had done since she was first homeported at Yokosuka. Late in 1971, she was ordered home to the United States and her home port changed to San Diego. The ship departed Japanese waters on 27 October and made port at Pearl Harbor on 12 November for a seven-day stay before beginning the last leg of her voyage to the west coast. Upon her arrival at San Diego on 28 November, she soon commenced preinactivation preparations; and, on 23 December, she cruised in San Diego harbor, commencing the training of the new Spanish crew slated to take over the ship. On 5 January 1972 "Tom Green County" was decommissioned and transferred to Spain. Renamed "Conde de Venadito" (L-13), she served the Spanish Navy through 1989. Struck from the Spanish Naval list in 1990, her final fate is unknown.