USS Taurus (PHM-3)
{{Short description|Patrol vessel of the United States Navy}}
{{other ships|USS Taurus}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= PHM-3.jpg |Ship caption=USS Taurus }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag={{USN flag|1993}} |Ship name=USS Taurus |Ship namesake=Taurus |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= 20 October 1977 |Ship builder=Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington |Ship laid down=30 January 1979 |Ship launched= 8 May 1981 |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned= 10 October 1981 |Ship decommissioned=30 July 1993 |Ship struck= |Ship homeport= Key West, Fl |Ship motto= Ad Astra (Latin) "To the stars"[http://www.foils.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Decommissioning-Ceremony-USS-PEGASUS-USS-TAURUS-USS-ARIES-USS-HERCULES-USS-AQUILA-USS-GEMINI-71252.pdf Decommissioning Ceremony] foils.org |Ship nickname= |Ship honors= |Ship fate=Sold for scrapping, 19 August 1996 |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class={{sclass|Pegasus|hydrofoil}} |Ship displacement= {{convert|255|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full |Ship length= {{convert|133|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|28|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion=*2 × Mercedes-Benz marine diesels (hullborne), {{convert|1600|bhp|0|abbr=on}}
|Ship speed=*{{convert|12|kn|lk=in}} hullborne
|Ship range= |Ship complement= 4 officers, 17 enlisted |Ship sensors=*LN-66 navigation radar
|Ship EW= |Ship armament=*2 × quad RGM-84 Harpoon |Ship armour= |Ship notes= }} |
USS Taurus (PHM-3) was the third 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. The ship was named for the constellation Taurus.
In November 1972, The United States, Germany and Italy signed a Memorandum of Understanding to share the cost of the development of a Patrol Missile Hydrofoil. This brought about the building of the Pegasus class . The Taurus was the first production model.{{Cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:USS_Taurus.djvu&page=1%7CUSS|title=English: Commissioning Pamplet from USS Taurus(PHM-3)|first=Original uploader was Bigroger27509 at|last=en.wikisource|date=22 December 2009|accessdate=16 February 2024|via=Wikimedia Commons}}
See also
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External links
- {{navsource|12/1603|USS Taurus}}
- [http://navysite.de/pboats/phm3.htm Navysite.de PHM-3 page]
{{Pegasus class hydrofoil}}
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Category:Pegasus-class hydrofoils
Category:Patrol vessels of the United States Navy
Category:Ships built in Renton, Washington
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