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USS ''Zephyr'' (PC-8) is a ''Cyclone'' class patrol coastal ship in the United States Navy. ''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 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC ''Zephyr'' (WPC-8). The CGC ''Zephyr'' was the first cutter deployed to respond to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig fire.〔http://www.deepwaterinvestigation.com/go/doc/3043/621903/〕 ''Zephyr'' was transferred back to the Navy on 30 September 2011, and is once again designated PC-8.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=USS Zephyr (PC 8) )〕 ''Zephyr'' is currently undergoing repairs at Colonas Shipyards in Norfolk, Virginia. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Zephyr (PC-8)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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