USS Pegasus (PHM-1)

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USS Pegasus
History
United States
Name	Pegasus
Namesake	Pegasus
Awarded	1 February 1973
Builder	Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington
Laid down	10 May 1973
Launched	9 November 1974
Commissioned	9 July 1977
Decommissioned	30 July 1993
Stricken	30 July 1993
Homeport	Key West, Florida
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 19 August 1996
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Pegasus-class hydrofoil
Displacement	178 long tons (181 t) light 248 long tons (252 t) full
Length	131.2 ft (40.0 m)
Beam	28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Draft	23.2 feet (7.1 m) hullborne 8.8 ft (2.7 m) foilborne
Installed power	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)
Propulsion	2 × Water jets (hullborne) 1 × Water jet (foilborne)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) hullborne 48 knots (89 km/h; 55 mph) foilborne
Range	750–1,200 nmi (1,390–2,220 km)
Complement	4 officers, 17 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	LN-66 navigation radar MK 94 Mod 1 fire-control system
Armament	1 × 76 mm (3 in)/62 Mk.75 OTO-Melara gun 2 × quad RGM-84 Harpoon

USS Pegasus (PHM-1) was the lead ship of her class of hydrofoils operated by the United States Navy. Pegasus-class vessels were designed for high speed and mobility, and carried a powerful armament for their size.