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Aries (PHM-5)

Call sign:
November - Quebec - Alpha - Sierra

Pegasus PHM-1 Class Patrol Combatant-Missile (Hydrofoil):

Laid down 7 January 1980 at Boeing Marine Systems, Seattle, Washington

Launched 5 November 1981

Commissioned 18 September 1982

Decommissioned 30 July 1993

Struck from the Naval Register 30 July 1993

Sold for scrap 19 August 1996 by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service to Eliot James and B. J. Meinhardt

Undergoing restoration at Brunswick, MO.

Specifications:

Displacement 178 t.(lt) , 248 t.(fl).

Length 133'

Beam 29'

Speed 51 kts.

Complement 24

Armament: One 76mm gun mount and eight Harpoon missiles

Propulsion: Two 1,600bhp Mercedes-Benz marine diesel engines (Hullborne), and one 18,000shp General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (Foilborne), two water jets.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description	Source
Aries (PHM 5)
	78k	Namesake: *Aries* is one of the constellations of the zodiac. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere between Pisces to the west and Taurus to the east. The name *Aries* is Latin for ram, and its symbol represents a ram's horns. It is one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is a mid-sized constellation, ranking 39th overall size, with an area of 441 square degrees (1.1% of the celestial sphere)	Tommy Trampp Photo added 23 October 2021
	51k	At launching	International Hydrofoil Society
USS Aries (PHM 5)
	403k	Original photo: U.S. Navy photo Replacement photo: From National Museum of the U.S. Navy	Original photo: Robert Hurst Replacement photo: Michael Mohl
	289k	Photo from National Museum of the U.S. Navy	Michael Mohl
	132k	U.S. Navy photo from the February 1983 edition of All Hands magazine	Joe Radigan
	339k	1 May 1984 USS Pegasus (PHM 1), in the foreground and the Aries, are shown underway hullborne, with the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 46) in the background. U. S. Navy photo DN-SC-86-04785 by PHAA Alan Elliott, USN	Robert M. Cieri
	207k	14 June 1984 NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico A ceremony takes place to mark the beginning of Operation UNITAS XXV, a four and one-half month long exercise involving participants from the United States and South America. Visible in the background is the patrol combatant missile (hydrofoil) Aries. Defense Visual Information photo DN-ST-85-08181 by JOCS Kirby Harrison, USN	Bill Gonyo
	149k	15 June 1984 The patrol combatant missile hydrofoils USS Hercules (PHM 2), front, and Aries lie tied up during the first phase of UNITAS XXV, the silver anniversary hemispheric naval exercise involving Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and the United States. Defense Visual Information photo DN-ST-90-01292 by JOCS Kirby Harrison, USN	Bill Gonyo
	403k	c. 1985 Making a foil-borne, high speed turn during Operation UNITAS XXVI U.S. Navy photo DN-ST-85-08191 from National Museum of the U.S. Navy	Michael Mohl
	348k	c. April 1993 Moored to a pier at Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida U.S. Navy photo DN-SC-93-03753 OS2 John Bouvia, USN from National Museum of the U.S. Navy	Michael Mohl
	334k	13 June 1993 All six vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron TWO travel in formation en route to Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, VA for decommissioning. The formation includes the USS Pegasus (PHM 1), USS Hercules (PHM 2), USS Taurus (PHM 3), USS Aquila (PHM 4), Aries and USS Gemini (PHM-6) U.S. Navy photo DN-ST-93-05725 by PH2 Douglas F. Mooney	Robert Hurst
	398k	13 June 1993 Vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 travel in formation en route to Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. for decommissioning. The hydrofoils include: the USS Pegasus (PHM 1), USS Hercules (PHM-2), USS Taurus (PHM-3), USS Aquila (PHM-4), Aries and USS Gemini (PHM-6) U.S. Navy photo DN-SC-93-05730 from National Museum of the U.S. Navy	Michael Mohl
Aries
	321k	26 May 2014 Grand River, Brunswick, MO	Theodore Leverett
	346k
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Commanding Officers
01	LCDR Carl Eugene Weiscopf, USN	18 September 1982 - 5 October 1984
02	LCDR Douglas Wayne Keith, USN	5 October 1984 - 29 November 1986
03	LCDR Jacob Lawrence Shuford, USN - Awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, five Legions of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Navy Commendation Medals and the Navy Achievement Medal Retired as Rear Admiral	29 November 1986 - 12 January 1989
04	LCDR Leendert R. Hering, Sr., USN - State University of New York Maritime College Class of 1977 Awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, two Legions of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal and four Meritorious Service Medals - Retired as Rear Admiral	12 January 1989 - January 1991
05	LCDR Roger J. Higgins, USN	January 1991 - 25 May 1991
06	LCDR Christopher Thayer Nichols, USN	25 May 1991 - 15 January 1993
07	LCDR John Wallace Riley, III, USN	15 January 1993 - 30 July 1993

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler, Ron Reeves and Joe Radigan

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Additional Resources and Websites of Interest
Patrol Craft Sailors Association
USS Aries PHM-5 Hydrofoil Memorial, Inc.

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