USS Hercules (PHM-2)

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

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.

USS Hercules
History
United States
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
Class & 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 & 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