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| '''USS ''Sides'' (FFG-14)''', eighth ship of the ] of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral John H. Sides (died 1978). Ordered from Todd Shipyards, San Pedro, CA on ] ] as part of the FY76 program, ''Sides'' was laid down on ] ], launched on ] ], and commissioned on ] ]. ''Sides'' escorted tankers through the ] during the ] and participated in ], the retaliation for Iranian mining operations. The ''Sides'' was also part of the Surface Action Group under ] when ] was shot down. Decommissioned on ] ], ''Sides'' is currently laid up in reserve at Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility Bremerton, WA. | '''USS ''Sides'' (FFG-14)''', eighth ship of the ] of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral ] (died 1978). Ordered from Todd Shipyards, San Pedro, CA on ] ] as part of the FY76 program, ''Sides'' was laid down on ] ], launched on ] ], and commissioned on ] ]. ''Sides'' escorted tankers through the ] during the ] and participated in ], the retaliation for Iranian mining operations. The ''Sides'' was also part of the Surface Action Group under ] when ] was shot down. Decommissioned on ] ], ''Sides'' is currently laid up in reserve at Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility Bremerton, WA. | ||
| ''Sides'' was expected to join the ] in 2006, together with her sister ship ], but the Portuguese Navy dropped the offer and chose two Dutch ]s instead. | ''Sides'' was expected to join the ] in 2006, together with her sister ship ], but the Portuguese Navy dropped the offer and chose two Dutch ]s instead. | ||
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USS Sides (FFG-14), eighth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral John H. Sides (died 1978). Ordered from Todd Shipyards, San Pedro, CA on 27 February 1976 as part of the FY76 program, Sides was laid down on 7 August 1978, launched on 19 May 1979, and commissioned on 30 May 1981. Sides escorted tankers through the Straits of Hormuz during the Tanker War and participated in Operation Praying Mantis, the retaliation for Iranian mining operations. The Sides was also part of the Surface Action Group under USS Vincennes (CG-49) when Iran Air 655 was shot down. Decommissioned on 28 February 2003, Sides is currently laid up in reserve at Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility Bremerton, WA.
Sides was expected to join the Portuguese Navy in 2006, together with her sister ship George Philip (FFG-12), but the Portuguese Navy dropped the offer and chose two Dutch Karel Doorman Frigates instead.
Sides (FFG-14) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
Further Reading
- Wise, Harold Lee (2007). Inside the Danger Zone: The U.S. Military in the Persian Gulf 1987-88. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-970-3.
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