Synopsis
Produced at the Naval Photographic Center by the David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center and narrated by Jackson Beck, “A Ship Whose Time Has Come” (July 1977) sheds light on the work that went into the development of the USS Pegasus (PHM-1) - the first ship in a new class of hydrofoils and the US Navy’s first missile equipped patrol hydrofoil combatant ship. Details US Navy Pegasus-class hydrofoil attack patrol boat on the open sea (0:08). Hydrofoil seen in distance breaking through choppy sea (0:25). Aerial view of hydrofoil (0:49). USS Pegasus (PHM-1) speeds through choppy waters (0:59). Various angles USS Pegasus (PHM-1); seen lifted above water through foil system (1:16). Enrico Forlanini in first hydrofoil model 1898 (1:34). 1918 Alexander Graham Bell, Case Baldwin take Hydrodrome #4 (hd4) out on water (1:41). Other hydrofoil models (2:00). Perhaps US Navy 5 ton experimental hydrofoil developed by Gibbs & Cox, Inc. “Sea Legs” (2:17). Larger commercial hydrofoil boat, close-up surface piercing foil system (2:30). USS Pegasus (PHM-1) automatic control board (3:05). Foil system seen just below water’s surface (3:18). Canard Configuration of foils (3:32). Airplane/ Conventional Configuration of foils (3:45). Mechanical details of foils, their impact on boat speed, stability discussed over footage of model of USS Pegasus amid black background (3:51). USS Pegasus (PHM-1) speeds through water, narrator details technology used for speed above 40 nots (4:30). from captain’s…
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Details
- Running time
- 18 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- David Taylor Naval Ship Research
- Naval Photographic Center
- David Taylor Naval Ship
- Jackson Beck
- Ship Whose Time Has Come
- Navy Pegasus
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Case Baldwin
- Sea Legs
- Conventional Configuration
