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USS ''Sides'' (FFG-14) is an ''Oliver Hazard Perry'' class guided-missile frigate of the US Navy. == History == The eighth ship in the class, it was named for Admiral John H. Sides (died 1978). Ordered from Todd Pacific Shipyards, Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California, 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'' ship sponsor was Mrs. Joanne Sides Watson, daughter of Admiral Sides. ''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 when Iran Air 655 was shot down. ''Sides'' and her crew received a Meritorious Unit Commendation for the time period 13 April 1988 to 25 July 1988.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Unit Awards )〕 ''Sides'' and her crew received Navy E Ribbons for the 18-month period, July 1983 to December 1984, and for the years 1995, 1999 and 2000.〔 ''Sides'' was decommissioned on 28 February 2003 and as of 2014 was laid up in reserve at Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility Bremerton, Washington. ''Sides'' was expected to join the Portuguese Navy in 2006, together with her sister ship , but the Portuguese Navy dropped the offer and chose two Dutch Karel Doorman Frigates instead. ''Sides'' was expected to join the Turkish Navy in the summer of 2008, together with her sister ship , but the Turkish Navy dropped the offer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Sides (FFG-14)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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