USS Gemini during exercise UNITAS 85
History
United States
Name	USS Gemini
Namesake	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 but was scrapped.
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 Gemini (PHM-6) was the final ship of her class of hydrofoils operated by the U.S. Navy. She was named for the constellation.

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

• List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy

References