Upon her return to the United States later that month "Signet" was placed out of commission, in reserve, and berthed at Orange, Texas. There she remained for the next 19 years. She was reclassified "MSF-302" on 11 February 1955 and declared excess to the needs of the Navy in January 1965. Accordingly, her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 January 1965. "Signet" was sold to the Dominican Republic on 13 January 1965 under the terms of the Military Assistance Program.