With the close of the war, "Conway" began patrolling east of Leyte Gulf, and supported minesweeping operations in the Yellow Sea, visiting Okinawa and Tsingtao. She put into Jinsen, Korea, from 20 to 24 September 1945, and then sailed in the South and East China Seas as flagship of the forces lifting Chinese troops from Indo-China to Formosa and Manchuria until 29 December, when she sailed from Shanghai for San Diego, New York City, and Charleston, arriving 13 March. "Conway" was placed out of commission in reserve 25 June 1946, berthed at Charleston.