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| Career
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| Yard:
| Boeing, Seattle, Washington
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| Awarded:
| October 20, 1977
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| Laid down:
| September 12, 1980
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| Launched:
| April 13, 1982
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| Commissioned:
| December 18, 1982
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| Decommissioned:
| July 30, 1993
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| Fate:
| Sold August 19, 1996
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| General Characteristics
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| Displacement:
| 255 tons full
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| Length:
| 40.5 m (133 ft)
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| Beam:
| 8.5 m (28 ft)
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| Propulsion:
| 2 × Mercedes-Benz marine diesels (Hullborne), 1,600 bhp
1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (Foilborne) 18,000 shp
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| Speed:
| 12 knots (Hullborne)
48 knots (Foilborne)
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| Complement:
| 4 officers
17 enlisted
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| Armament:
| 2 × AGM-84 Harpoon
1 × Mk 75 76mm OTO Melara, 62 cal. gun
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| Sensors:
| LN-66 Navigation Radar
Mk-92 Mod.1 Fire Control System
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USS Hercules (PHM-2) was the second ship in a class of hydrofoils operated by the U.S. Navy. Pegasus class vessels were designed for high speed and mobility, and carry a powerful (for their size) armament.
See also List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
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