USS Sides (FFG-14)
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. The
Sides is most notable for being 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 is expected to join the
Portuguese Navy in 2006, together with her sister ship Ex-
George Philip (FFG-12)Sides (FFG-14) was the first ship of that name in the US Navy.
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