USS Hercules (PHM-2)
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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 |
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| Class & type: | Pegasus-class hydrofoil |
| Displacement: | 255 long tons (259 t) full |
| Length: | 133 ft (41 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
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| Complement: | 4 officers, 17 enlisted |
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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]
References
- ↑ Navysite.de PHM-2 page "She was named for the constellation HERCULES, son of ZEUS in Greek mythology"
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Hercules at NavSource Naval History
- Navysite.de PHM-2 page
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