USS Aries Hydrofoil Museum

Important Announcement

The International Hydrofoil Society and the USS Aries are delaying the formal planning session on October 18 and 19, 2023 until late May or Late September 2024. As we continue with the planning process, the delay lets us make preparations to add a hullborne cruise on the USS Aries and also a meeting room in Gasconade. We apologize for the delay and hope our eventual meeting will be even better than previously planned.

If you are interested in the future of the USS Aries and want to help us organize for the future, please stay tuned and check out the pinned posts on our Facebook page for more information.

USS Aries PHM-5

The Aries is quite complete and utilizing the original Mercedes-Benz MTU diesels she is capable of getting underway hullborne while our primary goal it get her flying again.

Boeing Fresh-1

An experimental hydrofoil designed to test high speed foils at speeds up to 100 knots in both conventional airplane and canard configurations.

President Nixon's Volga

Volga Model 70 specially built by the

Russian aircraft company given to

President Nixon by Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev in 1972.

Dynafoil

In the early 70s this was a forerunner of the personal watercraft of today with the advantage of having fully submerged foils giving a smooth if aerobatic ride.

Water Spyder

Built by Water Spyder Marine in Canada in the 1960’s is a civilian, two person, tandem seating, surface piercing hydrofoil in the canard configuration.

Little Squirt

After nearly 20 years, our efforts to acquire the Little Squirt were finally rewarded. On a trip to the Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle in 2000, we saw the boat sitting in a storage yard.

HI-Foil-2

Built by Anglian Development Limited in England in the early 1970’s uses a unique surface piercing concept forward foil and fully submerged aft foil.

The USS Aries Hydrofoil Memorial, Inc., is a non-profit organization created specifically for the preservation, and rehabilitation of the only remaining Patrol Hydrofoil Missile (PHM) Ship and is a member of the Historic Naval Ships Association and the International Hydrofoil Society.

Over the years, our mission has expanded to include other hydrofoils both military and civilian, domestic and international. Our fleet of hydrofoils has grown to over seven, many of which have been restored to flying condition.

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Visiting

The Museum exhibits are for the most part outside and near the waterfront. Inclement weather and flooding is impossible to accurately predict so set hours for tours are difficult, for this reason, the museum is always open by appointment. Tours can be arranged at or after 10:30 am. Please contact us via the “Send us a Message” form on the contact page or phone:

636-541-6130 or 314-550-0931.