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    USS Zircon WW2 armed yacht

    Private yacht Nakhoda built in 1929 was acquired by the United Statesicon Navy in Dec 1940 from automotive body manufacture F.J. Fisher of Detriot

    Renamed the USS Zircon and outfitted for naval service and commissioned in March 1941 as a armed yacht. The USS Zircon was used through out WW2 on the east coast from Cuba to Newfoundland. Armed with two three inch naval guns and two 30 cal machine guns.

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