- 1 0 9 8 ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Glo ver ▁went ▁through ▁a ▁major ▁over ha ul ▁at ▁South ▁Boston ▁Sh ip yard ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁getting ▁a ▁bo iler ▁ref it ▁and ▁new ▁son ar ▁over ha ul . ▁She ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁transferred ▁to ▁M SC ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁vessel ▁for ▁E DO ▁Cor p ▁and ▁N US C ▁and ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁T - AG FF ▁ 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁scra pped ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Naval ▁Sh ip yard ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Unit ▁Comm end ation ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Mer itor ious ▁Unit ▁Comm end ation ▁Navy ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Medal ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Service ▁Medal ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁above , ▁Glo ver ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁comm end ation ▁from ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Navy . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : G ar cia - class ▁fr ig ates ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁in ▁Bath , ▁Maine ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁ships ▁Category : C old ▁War ▁fr ig ates ▁and ▁destroy er ▁esc ort s ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁A uda cious - class ▁iron cl ad ▁batt les hips ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁Re ed ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Admir alty ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁second - class ▁batt les hips ▁on ▁distant ▁foreign