USS Hercules (PHM-2)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Hercules.
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| Career |  |
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| Name: | USS Hercules |
| Awarded: | 20 October 1977 |
| Builder: | Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington |
| Laid down: | 12 September 1980 |
| Launched: | 13 April 1982 |
| Commissioned: | 18 December 1982 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 July 1993 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 19 August 1996 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Pegasus-class hydrofoil |
| Displacement: | 255 long tons (259 t) full |
| Length: | 133 ft (41 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Mercedes-Benz marine diesels (hullborne), 1,600 bhp (1,193 kW) 1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (foilborne), 18,000 shp (13,423 kW) |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) hullborne 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph) foilborne |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 17 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
LN-66 navigation radar MK 92 Mod 1 fire-control system |
| Armament: | 2 × quad RGM-84 Harpoon 1 × Mk.75 76 mm OTO Melara, 62 cal. gun |
USS Hercules (PHM-2) was a United States Navy hydrofoil patrol vessel operated from 1982 to 1993. Pegasus class vessels were designed for high speed and mobility and carried a powerful armament for their size. The Hercules was named for the constellation.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Navysite.de PHM-2 page "She was named for the constellation HERCULES, son of ZEUS in Greek mythology"
[edit] External links
- Photo gallery of USS Hercules at NavSource Naval History
- Navysite.de PHM-2 page
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