Patrol vessel of the United States Navy
 USS Hercules
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| History |
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 United States |
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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 |
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| 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
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| 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.
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