Zara, a 184 gross ton steam yacht, was built at Paisley, Scotland, in 1891. She was purchased by the Navy in April 1917 and placed in commission in the next month as USS Zara (SP-133). After not quite a year's service in the Long Island Sound area, she was decommissioned in April 1918 and stricken from the Navy List soon thereafter. However, Zara remained in use as a guard vessel in western Long Island Sound and was not sold until September 1919.
This page features our only view of the yacht Zara, which served as USS Zara during World War I.
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Page made 9 April 2002