Complex sentence: USS "Boone" (FFG-28), twentieth ship of the "Oliver Hazard Perry" class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Vice Admiral Dr. Joel Thompson Boone (1889--1974).
Split into simpler sentences: USS "Boone" (FFG-28) is one of many ships in the United States Navy's "Oliver Hazard Perry" class of guided missile frigates. The frigate was named for Vice Admiral Dr. Joel Thompson Boone (1889--1974).