USS Pegasus (PHM-1) 3279510803709

USS Pegasus (PHM-1) 3279510803709The Pegasus class hydrofoils were a series of fast attack patrol boats employed by the U. S. Navy. They were in service from 1977 through 1993. These hydrofoils carried the designation PHM for Patrol, Hydrofoil, Missile. The Pegasus class vessels were originally intended for NATO operations in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Subsequently, participation by other NATO navies, including Germany and Italy, ceased and the U. S. Navy proceeded to procure six

Z5236/GO-31

and features highly recognizable flat surfaces and angular form

Little Walden

door-side air tunnels and underside design

Named the ‘Fledgling‘ by Curtiss-Wright

it was still used in World War Two

Type IXB was an improved version of type IX with increased range of 1500 nautical miles and slightly heavier

In July 1941

and when the it name was revived in 2015 in the form of the CRF1000L

Studied originally in cooperation with Germany and Italy

These aircraft incorporated a lighter airframe and a more powerful engine

The aircraft entered service in mid-1942