▁Glo ver ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁by ▁the ▁Bath ▁Iron ▁Works , ▁in ▁Bath , ▁Maine ▁and ▁launched ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁with ▁spons ors ▁Mrs . ▁William ▁S . ▁Ped erson , ▁Sr ., ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Claude ▁V . ▁Sign er , ▁great - gre at - gre at - grand d augh ters ▁of ▁General ▁John ▁Glo ver . ▁ ▁F itted ▁out ▁with ▁advanced ▁son ar ▁and ▁ant is ub marine ▁weapons , ▁Glo ver ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁experimental ▁research ▁esc ort ▁for ▁developing ▁and ▁testing ▁the ▁latest ▁ant is ub marine ▁weapons ▁systems . ▁As ▁a ▁research ▁ship , ▁she ▁tested ▁equipment ▁designed ▁to ▁more ▁readily ▁detect ▁and ▁track ▁enemy ▁sub mar ines , ▁and ▁evaluated ▁tact ics ▁and ▁procedures ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁on ▁future ▁classes ▁of ▁esc ort s . ▁Cap able ▁of ▁particip ating ▁in ▁off ensive ▁operations ▁against ▁sub mar ines , ▁she ▁provided ▁support ▁for ▁h unter ▁k iller ▁groups , ▁am ph ib ious ▁forces , ▁and ▁ocean ▁con vo ys . ▁ ▁History ▁Glo ver ▁joined ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁as ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁Cru iser - Dest roy er ▁Forces ▁and ▁operated ▁along ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁▁ 1 9 6 6 - 1 9 7 4 ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Glo ver ▁was ▁modified ▁in