USS Aries PHM-5
| SHIP'S CHARACTERISTICS | |
|---|---|
| Class of Ship: | PHM-3 Taurus Class |
| Awarded: | October 20, 1977 |
| Keel laid: | January 7, 1980 |
| Launched: | November 5, 1981 |
| Commissioned: | September 18, 1982 |
| Decommissioned: | July 30, 1993 |
| Builder: | Boeing, Seattle, WA |
| Length: | (foils extended): 133 feet |
| Beam: | (less foils): 28 feet |
| Draft: | (foils retracted): 7.2 ft. (foils extended): 23.3 ft. (foilborne): 3 - 10 ft. |
| Displacement: | Approx. 255 tons full load |
| Complement: | Officers 4 Enlisted 19 |
| Propulsion: | Foilborne: One 18,000 shp General Electric LM-2500 marine gas turbine coupled to a water jet propulsor. |
| Hullborne: Two 1,600 bhp MTU V-8 diesel engines each producing 818 metric horsepower coupled to two water jet propulsors. | |
| Weapons: | Eight RGM-84 Harpoon missiles contained in two MK-140 quad launchers ~ Range: 50 nm ~ Warhead: 488 lbs. |
| One MK-75 76mm/62 caliber rapid fire OTO Melara gun ~ Range: 10 nm ~ Rate of Fire: 80 rounds per minute. | |
| Speed: | Foilborne, in excess of 48 knots; Hullborne, 12 knots |
| Sensors: | LN-66 Navigation Radar; MK-92 Mod. 1 Fire Control System |
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