USS Aries
Country of origin
United States
United States
ManufacturerBoeing Defense, Space & Security
USS Aries (PHM-5) is the fifth ship of her class of hydrofoils operated by the United States Navy. Pegasus-class vessels were designed for high speed and mobility. Despite being small in size, they carried a 76 mm (3.0 in) gun. Aries was named for the constellation.
Aries was laid down on 7 January 1980 at Renton, Seattle, Washington, by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, launched on 5 November 1981, sponsored by Mrs. Earl B. Fowler, the wife of Vice Admiral Earl B. Fowler, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, and was commissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 18 September 1982.
Aries was laid down on 7 January 1980 at Renton, Seattle, Washington, by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, launched on 5 November 1981, sponsored by Mrs. Earl B. Fowler, the wife of Vice Admiral Earl B. Fowler, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, and was commissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 18 September 1982.
