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USS <i>Taurus</i> (PHM-3)

USS Taurus (PHM-3)

Patrol vessel of the United States Navy

For other ships with the same name, see USS Taurus.

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.

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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.[2]

Taurus makes a high-speed turn
A sailor aboard the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS Taurus (PHM 3) stands beside an M60 machine gun as he keeps an eye on a small craft that was stopped after being spotted unusually far from shore

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  1. [1]
    Decommissioning Ceremony foils.org
  2. [2]
    en.wikisource, Original uploader was Bigroger27509 at (22 December 2009). "English: Commissioning Pamplet from USS Taurus(PHM-3)". Retrieved 16 February 2024 – via Wikimedia Commons.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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