USS Zephyr (PC-8)
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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
.
Cyclone class patrol ship
The Cyclone class patrol ships are a class of United States Navy coastal patrol boats. Most of these ships were launched between 1992 and 1994....
patrol coastal ship in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
. As of 8 October 2004 she was transferred to the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
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
Weather
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather refers, generally, to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate...
elements. Zephyr is the first Navy vessel to bear the name. She was laid down 6 March 1993, by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana
Lockport, Louisiana
Lockport is a town on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,624 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
and launched 3 December 1993. She was commissioned
Ship commissioning
Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service, and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term is most commonly applied to the placing of a warship in active duty with its country's military...
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
Deepwater Horizon explosion
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion refers to the April 20, 2010 explosion and subsequent fire on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit , which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about southeast of the...
.