FAST ON THEIR FOILS
Taurus, the first of five Patrol Hydrofoil Missileships (PHMs) being built by Boeing Marine Systems, Seattle, Wash., for the U.S. Navy, takes a flying tour of Seattle's Elliott Bay during pre-delivery tests in Puget Sound.
Taurus, to be delivered in October, and the other four hydrofoil combatants — Aquila, Aries, Gemini and Hercules — will join the USS Pegasus (PHM-1) forming a six-ship squadron next fall in Key West, Fla. The PHM squadron will operate with mobile logistic support in a rapid deployment concept.
Armed with Harpoon missiles, a 76mm rapid-fire gun, and capable of speeds in excess of 40 knots, PHMs are powerful and effective surface warfare ships. They provide a stable working platform for the 21- man crew even in rough seas.
Other stories from September 15, 1981 issue
Content
- Two Vessels Trucked To 'Sea' page: 5
- Navy Buys Six SL-7 Sea-Land Containerships In $207.5-Million Contract page: 7
- $5-Million Contract To Burrard Yarrows For Vessel Lengthening page: 8
- NASSCO Delivers First Of Three New Carlsbad Class Product Carriers To Union Oil page: 8
- Bartell Named GM Of Texaco's International Marine Sales Department page: 9
- Amsterdam Drydock To Rebuild Ro/Ro Passenger Vessel For Irish Line page: 9
- Dravo SteelShip Delivers The 'Bud Weber' page: 10
- NASSCO Lays Keel Of 44,000-Dwt Product Carrier For American Trading page: 10
- OCEANS 81 page: 12
- Gibbs & Cox Names Ford Chief Engineer page: 16
- Literature Available On Devflex 1, Fire Retardant Finish From Devoe Marine page: 16
- John Chandler Named York Vice President page: 18
- Announce Personnel Changes In Marine Branch At Phillips page: 18
- Griffin-Alexander III Commissioned At Beth Baltimore page: 20
- Skully Bros. Delivers Omaha Arrow, Second Of Six Supply Vessels page: 24
- Iowa Marine Delivers M/V Tony H page: 24
- Curtis S. Townshend Appointed Vice President Of Mobil Marine Sales page: 25
- Lease MARISAT Satellites For Use In Three Oceans page: 25
- 55th Annual PROPELLER CLUB CONVENTION page: 26
- Bayou Black Shipyard, Inc. Delivers 'Delta Christie' page: 34
- HBC Barge Installs New Launchways-First Phase In $4-Million Expansion page: 34
- Name O'Leary Marine Development Manager At Dillingham Ocean page: 36
- Tracor Marine Announces Production Appointments At Port Everglades Yard page: 38
- Literature Available From Gems Sensors On New Flow Transducer page: 38
- Vancouver Shipyards Launches Log Barge On A Film Of Water page: 41
- N e w V e r s i o n O f N a t i o n a l S u p p l y J a c k i n g System — L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b le page: 50
- Anschuetz Hosts Exhibit For Major Manufacturers Of Marine Equipment page: 52
- 'Petromar Bravo# Delivered By Halter —Third Of Six Ordered page: 52
- Launch Two Stern Trawlers At Halifax page: 54
- IHI To Employ New Hull Form On 223,000-Dwt Bulk Carrier page: 55
- Levingston, CNC Sign Agreement To Build Jackups At La Ciotat page: 56
- Seaward International Opens New York Office page: 56
- W h e e l e r Associates Names W a r y a s A Vice President page: 58
- 'Gulf Shark' Delivered To Gulf Fleet Marine page: 59
- Three Oceangoing Great Lakes Bulkers To Be Built In U.K. page: 59
- New Towboat Design At St. Louis Ship Results From Two-Year Research Program page: 60
- Alfa-Laval Publishes Corporate Brochure page: 60
- Sperry Introduces New Doppler Navigation Sonar —Literature Available page: 61
- National Marine Service Names Five To New Posts page: 61
- Krupp Christens Bridge Simulator For Use In Hamburg Polytechnic page: 62
- Marathon's Vicksburg Yard Refines 'Walking' Process For Jackups page: 63
- $30-Million, Eight Vessel Contract Signed By Halter And Tidewater Marine page: 64
- I n g r am Tankships Orders Five Product Carriers —Names B a l d w i n VP page: 65
- N e w Brochure Describes Regency's Polaris Line Of M a r i n e Electronics page: 65
- $270-Million Expansion Is Proposed For Port Of Portland page: 66
- Epsco Marine Introduces New 32-Mile Radar U n i t - Literature Available page: 68
- Levingston Forms Purchasing Company —Names Officers page: 68
- N e w B u r r a r d Y a r r o w s F l o a t i ng Dock For Ships To 7 5 , 0 0 0 DWT page: 76
- Top Officers Elected At Guralnick Associates page: 77
- U.S. Steel Announces Four Promotions In Great Lakes Operations page: 77
- Three Drum Seiners Delivered By RivTow Straits Limited page: 77
- FAST ON THEIR FOILS page: 77
- MTB U.S. Agent For Arsenate Triestino San Marco Shipyard page: 82
- NABRICO's New Winch To Be Installed At Cummins Terminal page: 82
- Racal-Decca Marine Promotes Executives, Opens New Offices page: 83
