USS Crommelin (FFG-37)

USS Crommelin (FFG-37)

USS Crommelin (FFG-37), twenty-eighth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided-missile frigates, was named for five brothers: Vice Admiral Henry Crommelin (1904–1971), Rear Admiral John G. Crommelin (died 1997), Captain Quentin Crommelin (died 1997), Commander Charles Crommelin (died 1945), and Lieutenant Commander Richard Crommelin (1917–1945). Crommelin (FFG-37) is the first ship of that name in the United States Navy.

Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyard, Seattle, Washington on 27 April 1979 as part of the Fiscal year 1979 program, Crommelin was laid down on 30 May 1980, launched on 2 July 1981, and commissioned on 18 June 1983.

After three decades of service, the Crommelin was decommissioned in a ceremony at Pearl Harbor, October 26, 2012. It had rescued 96 people from the high seas and seized roughly $1.25 billion dollars worth of cocaine over its lifetime.