With the Naval War in the Atlantic winding down, the ship's age and material condition, and a shortage of crews to man her; "Kent" was paid off in January 1945 and remained in reserve for several years until she was used as a target. The ship was struck off the Naval List (the first of the Countys to go) and allocated to BISCO on 22 January 1948 and arrived at Troon on 31 January to be broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreakers.