USCGC Zephyr (WPC-8) |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 3 August 1990 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 6 March 1993 |
| Launched: | 3 December 1993 |
| Acquired: | 16 August 1994 |
| Commissioned: | 15 October 1994 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 2004 |
| Fate: | Loaned to the United States Coast Guard 2004-2011, transferred back to the U.S Navy late 2011 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range: | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| 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 Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 3 December 1993. She was commissioned on 14 October 1994 and decommissioned 1 October 2004.
The CGC Zephyr was the first cutter deployed to respond to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig fire.
Zephyr was transferred back to the Navy on 30 September 2011, and is once again designated PC-8.