The broken christening bottle and other artifacts from and relating to the ship are in the collection of the Historical Society of Berks County, located in Reading, PA.

Following shakedown off Bermuda, Reading reported for fast convoy escort duty between the United States and European and North African ports.

Returning to the United States with another convoy, she made one more round-trip to the Mediterranean before the end of the war with Germany.

When relieved from her station, the ship put into either NS Argentia, Newfoundland or Reykjavík, Iceland for refueling and provisioning.

She was struck from the Navy list on 5 January 1946, delivered to United Boat Service Corporation, New York City, and then resold to Argentina in July 1947 and renamed ARA Heroína (P-32).