USS Hercules (PHM-2)

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 and type: Pegasus-class hydrofoil
Displacement: 255 long tons (259 t) full
Length: 133 ft (41 m)
Beam: 28 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion:
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:
Armament:

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

  1. ↑ Navysite.de PHM-2 page "She was named for the constellation HERCULES, son of ZEUS in Greek mythology"
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