USS Zephyr (PC-8)
.jpg) USCGC Zephyr (WPC-8) |
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| Career (US) |   |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 3 August 1990 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 6 March 1993 |
| Launched: | 3 December 1993 |
| Acquired: | 16 August 1994 |
| Commissioned: | 15 October 1994 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 2004 |
| Fate: | On loan to the United States Coast Guard |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cyclone-class patrol ship |
| Displacement: | 331 tons |
| Length: | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught: | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots |
| Range: | 2000NM at 12KTS |
| Complement: | 2 officers, 28 men |
| Armament: | (USN) 2 Mk38 chain guns 2 Mk19 grenade launchers 2 .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns 6 Stinger missiles |
USS Zephyr (PC-8) was built as a Cyclone class patrol coastal ship in the United States Navy. As of 8 October 2004 she was transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Zephyr (WPC-8).
Zephyr is the eighth ship of thirteen in the Cyclone-class. All ships in this class are named after weather elements. Zephyr is the first Navy vessel to bear the name. She was laid down 6 March 1993, by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 3 December 1993. She was commissioned on 14 October 1994 and decommissioned 1 October 2004. Currently on loan to the USCG.
The Zephyr was the first cutter deployed to respond to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig fire [1].
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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