USS Zephyr (PC-8) was a patrol coastal ship of the United States Navy.
Zephyr was the eighth ship of thirteen in the Cyclone class. All ships in this class were named after weather elements. Zephyr was 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).
Zephyr was the first Coast Guard cutter deployed to respond to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig fire.
Zephyr was transferred back to the Navy on 30 September 2011, and was once again designated PC-8.
Zephyr was decommissioned on 17 February 2021.
On March 23rd, 2026, the USS Zephyr was scuttled off the coast of Okaloosa County, Florida as part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Artificial Reef Program. It was listed as a 331-ton 178' steel vessel. It lies in 157 feet of water.
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Federation of American Scientists, Cyclone class ship characteristics