USS Taurus (PHM-3)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Taurus.
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| Career |  |
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| Name: | USS Taurus |
| Awarded: | 20 October 1977 |
| Builder: | Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington |
| Laid down: | 30 January 1979 |
| Launched: | 8 May 1981 |
| Commissioned: | 10 October 1981 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 July 1993 |
| Homeport: | Key West, Fl |
| Motto: | ad astra "To the stars" |
| 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 Taurus (PHM-3) was the third ship of her class of hydrofoils operated by the United States Navy. Pegasus class vessels were designed for high speed and mobility, and carried a powerful (for their size) armament. The ship was named for the constellation Taurus.
In November 1972, The United States, Germany and Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding to share the cost of the development of a Patrol Missile Hydrofoil. This brought about the building of the Pegasus class . The Taurus was the first production model.[1]
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- ^ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Taurus.djvu%7CUSS Taurus Commissioning book
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[edit] External links
- Photo gallery of USS Taurus at NavSource Naval History
- Navysite.de PHM-3 page
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