USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) is one of the final ships in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry-class of guided missile frigates (FFG).

Commissioned in 1986, the ship was severely damaged by an Iranian mine in 1988, leading U.S. forces to respond with Operation Praying Mantis.

Samuel B. Roberts deployed from her homeport in Newport, Rhode Island, in January 1988, heading for the Persian Gulf to participate in Operation Earnest Will, the escort of reflagged Kuwaiti tankers during the Iran–Iraq War.

[4] Ten sailors were medevaced by HC-5 CH-46s embarked on San Jose for injuries sustained in the blast; six returned to Samuel B. Roberts in a day or so.

Four burn victims were sent for treatment to a military hospital in Germany,[5][1] partly through the assistance of the 2nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, USAF.

Four days later, U.S. forces retaliated against Iran in Operation Praying Mantis, a one-day campaign that was the largest American surface engagement since World War II.

The repair job was unique: the entire engine room was cut out of the hull, and a 315-ton replacement module was jacked up and welded into place.

On 30 August 1991, Joseph A. Sestak took command of Samuel B. Roberts, which was named the Atlantic Fleet's best surface combatant in the 1993 Battenberg Cup competition.

Riviera Ligure, Italy, n. 6/2005 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.