USS Hercules (PHM-2)
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![]() USS Hercules | |
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Name | USS Hercules |
Namesake | 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) |
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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.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of USS Hercules at NavSource Naval History