overhaul. At the end of February 1959, the destroyer began her overhaul at San Francisco. Repairs complete, she resumed active duty late in June. In mid-August, Ammen departed San Diego for operations between Pearl Harbor and Guam. At the end of September, she returned briefly to the California coast at Long Beach. Early in October, the destroyer embarked upon the final western Pacific deployment of her career. She returned to the west coast from that tour of duty early in 1960. Later that spring the warship began preparations for inactivation. On 19 July 1960, while making the transit between Seal Beach and San Diego for decommissioning, Ammen was struck by . The collision killed 11 Ammen sailors and injured 20 others. The USCGC Heather (WAGL / WLB-331) participated in the assistance effort. Ammen was initially towed into Long Beach and, later, from there to San Diego where she was decommissioned on 15 September 1960. Ammens name was struck from the Navy List on 1 October 1960, and she was sold to the National Metal and Steel Corporation on 20 April 1961 for scrapping. Honors Ammen earned eight battle stars during World War II. References External links navsource.org: USS Ammen hazegray.org: USS Ammen World War II destroyers of the United States Cold War destroyers of the United States Ships built in San Francisco 1942 ships Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign