USS Hercules (PHM-2)

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Career

Yard:	Boeing, Seattle, Washington
Awarded:	October 20, 1977
Laid down:	September 12, 1980
Launched:	April 13, 1982
Commissioned:	December 18, 1982
Decommissioned:	July 30, 1993
Fate:	Sold August 19, 1996
General characteristics
Displacement:	255 tons full
Length:	40.5 m (133 ft)
Beam:	8.5 m (28 ft)
Propulsion:	2 × Mercedes-Benz marine diesels (Hullborne), 1,600 bhp 1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (Foilborne) 18,000 shp
Speed:	12 knots (Hullborne) 48 knots (Foilborne)
Complement:	4 officers 17 enlisted
Armament:	RGM-84 Harpoon (2 ×4) 1 × 76 mm/62 cal. OTO Melara Mk 75 gun
Sensors:	LN-66 Navigation Radar Mk-92 Mod.1 Fire Control System

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

USS Hercules (PHM-2) was a U.S. 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.