USS Gemini (PHM-6)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Gemini.
_during_UNITAS_85.jpg) USS Gemini during exercise UNITAS 85 | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Gemini |
| Awarded: | 20 October 1977 |
| Builder: | Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington |
| Laid down: | 13 May 1980 |
| Launched: | 17 February 1982 |
| Commissioned: | 13 November 1982 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 July 1993 |
| Motto: | Done Swiftly, Done Well |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 19 August 1996. Later converted into a yacht |
| 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 Gemini (PHM-6) was the final ship of her class of hydrofoils operated by the U.S. Navy. She was named for the constellation.
Pegasus class vessels were designed for high speed and mobility, and carried an armament powerful for its size, consisting of Harpoon anti-ship missiles and a 76 mm cannon.
See also
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Gemini at NavSource Naval History
- Navysite.de PHM-6 page