USS Hercules (PHM-2)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Hercules.

History


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 & 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]

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

Pegasus-class hydrofoils

Delphinus / Pegasus Hercules Taurus Aquila Aries Gemini

List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy

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