ile ▁launch er ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁ship ▁rec lass ification , ▁Francis ▁Hamm ond ▁was ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁a ▁fr ig ate ▁( FF - 1 0 6 7 ) ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁after ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁company ▁of ▁Francis ▁Hamm ond ▁raised ▁over ▁$ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁Navy ▁Rel ief ▁( be ating ▁their ▁goal ▁of ▁ten ▁times ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁h ull ▁number ), ▁permission ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁tempor arily ▁add ▁a ▁doll ar ▁sign , ▁a ▁thousands ▁separator , ▁and ▁an ▁extra ▁zero ▁to ▁the ▁h ull ▁number ▁painted ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁ship . ▁ ▁De comm ission ed ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁California ▁after ▁twenty - one ▁years ▁and ▁nine ▁months ▁in ▁active ▁commission ▁and ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁Register ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Francis ▁Hamm ond ▁was ▁dis posed ▁of ▁by ▁scra pping ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Awards , ▁cit ations ▁and ▁campaign ▁rib b ons ▁▁ ▁References ▁: ▁USS ▁Francis ▁Hamm ond ▁on ▁Nav Source . org ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Nav Source ▁Im ages ▁http :// uss fran c ish amm ond