 {|    |} 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 shipyards, 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.[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/a
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