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USS Zara (SP-133)
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USS Zara (SP-133) was an armed yacht
that served in the United States Navy
from 1917 to 1919.
Zara was a steam yacht built in 1891 in the United Kingdom
by Fleming and Ferguson at Paisley, Scotland
. Originally named Solgar, she had been renamed by the time the U.S. Navy purchased her from Mr. David H. Friedman of New York
, New York
, on 27 April 1917 for service in World War I
, designated her SP-133, and commissioned
her at New York City on 22 May 1917.
Assigned to the section patrol in the 3rd Naval District, Zara cruised the waters of Long Island Sound
for almost a year. She was decommissioned
on 13 April 1918 and put up for sale.
Though her name was struck from the Navy List
on 1 May 1918, Zara was retained by the Navy to serve as guard vessel at Whitestone, Queens
, New York, near the western entrance to Long Island Sound.
Zara finally was sold on 13 September 1919 to an unrecorded buyer
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
that served 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...
from 1917 to 1919.
Zara was a steam yacht built in 1891 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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by Fleming and Ferguson at Paisley, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Originally named Solgar, she had been renamed by the time the U.S. Navy purchased her from Mr. David H. Friedman of New York
New York City
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, New York
New York
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, on 27 April 1917 for service in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, designated her SP-133, and 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...
her at New York City on 22 May 1917.
Assigned to the section patrol in the 3rd Naval District, Zara cruised the waters of Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...
for almost a year. She was decommissioned
Ship decommissioning
To decommission a ship is to terminate her career in service in the armed forces of her nation. A somber occasion, it has little of the elaborate ceremony of ship commissioning, but carries significant tradition....
on 13 April 1918 and put up for sale.
Though her name was struck from the Navy List
Navy List
A Navy List or Naval Register is an official list of naval officers, their ranks and seniority, the ships which they command or to which they are appointed, etc., that is published by the government or naval authorities of a country....
on 1 May 1918, Zara was retained by the Navy to serve as guard vessel at Whitestone, Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York, near the western entrance to Long Island Sound.
Zara finally was sold on 13 September 1919 to an unrecorded buyer