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USS Francis Hammond (DE/FF-1067) is the 16th Knox-class frigate, named in honor of Hospitalman Francis Colton Hammond, a Medal of Honor recipient.

General Characteristics

Awarded: July 22, 1964

Keel laid: July 15, 1967

Launched: May 11, 1968

Commissioned: July 25, 1970

Decommissioned: July 2, 1992

Builder: Todd Pacific Shipyards, San Pedro, Calif.

Propulsion system: 2 - 1200 psi boilers; 1 geared turbine, 1 shaft; 35,000 shaft horsepower

Length: 438 feet (133.5 meters)

Beam: 47 feet (14.4 meters)

Draft: 25 feet (7.6 meters)

Displacement: approx. 4,200 tons full load

Speed: 27 knots

Armament: one Mk-16 missile launcher for ASROC and Harpoon missiles, one Mk-42 5-inch/54 caliber gun, Mk-46 torpedoes from single tube launchers, one Mk-25 BPDMS launcher for Sea Sparrow missiles - replaced by one Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS)

Aircraft: one SH-2F (LAMPS I) helicopter

Crew: 18 officers, 267 enlisted

Decommissioned on July 2, 1992, and stricken from the Navy list on January 11, 1995, the Francis Hammond was later sold for scrapping. Scrapping was completed on March 31, 2003.

Awards

USS Francis Hammond is the highest awarded Knox Class Fast Frigate

Combat Action Ribbon - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Unit Commendation

Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy "E" Ribbon - Navy Expeditionary Medal

National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Vietnam Service Medal

Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Ribbon - Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Combat Action RibbonCombat Action Ribbon
Joint Meritorious Unit AwardJoint Meritorious Unit Award
Naval Unit CommendationsNaval Unit Commendations
Meritorious Unit Commendation Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Battle E RibbonNavy Battle E Ribbon
Navy Expeditionary MedalNavy Expeditionary Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)National Defense Service Medal (with one bronze service star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary MedalArmed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Vietnam Service Medal (with two bronze service stars)	Vietnam Service Medal (with two bronze service stars)
	Southwest Asia Service Medal (with two bronze service stars)	Southwest Asia Service Medal (with two bronze service stars)
Humanitarian Service RibbonHumanitarian Service Ribbon
Sea Service Deployment RibbonSea Service Deployment Ribbon
	Vietnam Campaign Medal	Vietnam Campaign Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)