USS ''Zoraya'' (SP-235) was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919. ''Zoraya'' was a wooden-

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yacht constructed in 1901 by J. M. Bayles and Sons at Port Jefferson, New York, for Ms. Atala W. Thayer. The U.S. Navy acquired her from a later owner, Mr. William Biel, for World War I service with the section patrol on 16 August 1917. She was armed, designated SP-235, and commissioned at New York City on 17 December 1917. For the duration of the war, USS ''Zoraya'' served under the command of the Commandant,

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, and patrolled the coasts of New York and New Jersey. The Navy returned ''Zoraya'' to her owners on 8 February 1919, some three months after the end of hostilities.

External links

Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Zoraya (American Steam Yacht, 1901). Served as USS Zoraya (SP-235) in 1917–1919.
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