USS Aquila (PHM-4)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Aquila |
| Awarded: | 20 October 1977 |
| Builder: | Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington |
| Laid down: | 10 July 1979 |
| Launched: | 16 September 1981 |
| Commissioned: | 26 June 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 and 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 |
The second USS Aquila (PHM-4) was the fourth 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 (for their size) armament.
Named for the constellation, Aquila ("Eagle") was laid down on 10 July 1979 at Seattle, Washington, by Boeing Marine Systems; launched on 16 September 1981; sponsored by Mrs. John D. Bulkeley, the wife of Rear Admiral John D. Bulkeley, World War II, PT-boat hero; and commissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 26 June 1982, Lieutenant Commander David M. Lee in command.
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