USS Taurus (PHM-3)

USS Taurus
History
Name:	USS Taurus
Awarded:	20 October 1977
Builder:	Boeing Marine Systems, Renton, Washington
Laid down:	30 January 1979
Launched:	8 May 1981
Commissioned:	10 October 1981
Decommissioned:	30 July 1993
Homeport:	Key West, Fl
Motto:	Ad Astra (Latin) "To the stars"
Fate:	Sold for scrapping, 19 August 1996
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:	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

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.

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