USS Gemini (PHM-6)

USS Gemini (PHM-6) was the final ship of her class of hydrofoils operated by the U.S. Navy. She was named for the constellation.

USS Gemini during exercise UNITAS 85
History
United States
Name: USS Gemini
Awarded: 20 October 1977
Builder: Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington
Laid down: 13 May 1980
Launched: 17 February 1982
Commissioned: 13 November 1982
Decommissioned: 30 July 1993
Motto: Done Swiftly, Done Well
Fate: Sold for scrapping, 19 August 1996. Later converted into a yacht
General characteristics
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
Complement: 4 officers, 17 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
Armament:

Pegasus class vessels were designed for high speed and mobility, and carried an armament powerful for its size, consisting of Harpoon anti-ship missiles and a 76 mm cannon.

USS Gemini was converted into a yacht after decommissioning, but was later sold for scrap.[1]

See also

References

  1. "USS Gemini, yacht on Cape Fear, sold for scrap metal". StarNews Online. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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