USS Zaca (IX-73)

USS Zaca (IX-73)

The second USS "Zaca" was a wooden-hulled, schooner-rigged yacht with an auxiliary engine. She was designed by Garland Rotch and completed in 1930 at Sausalito, California by Nunes Brothers.

Due to the need for local patrol and rescue craft in the busy waters in the San Francisco area during World War II, the schooner was acquired by the Navy from L|Templeton Crocker on 12 June 1942. Placed in service on 19 June 1942 and assigned to the Western Sea Frontier, "Zaca", classified a miscellaneous auxiliary and designated "IX-73" operated as a plane-guard ship, standing ready to rescue the crews of any planes downed nearby.

Eventually relieved by the frigates (PF's) of Escort Squadron 41, "Zaca" was placed out of service at Treasure Island, California on 6 October 1944; and her name was struck from the Navy list on 13 November 1944.

Turned over to the War Shipping Administration on 21 May 1945, "Zaca" was acquired in 1946 by Errol Flynn, an actor famed for his "swashbuckling" roles in numerous movies. "Zaca" is the primary location for the film, The Lady from Shanghai. Flynn owned the yacht until his death in 1959.

As of 2008, "Zaca" is privately owned and berthed in Morocco.

External links

* [http://www.zaca.com/Zaca.html In the Wake of the Zaca - A History of the Zaca]
* [http://www.vlstprod.citymax.com/page/page/3589181.htm?bcpid=151831102&bclid=151747544&bctid=151747541 Gilbert Family Video of the Zaca]
* [http://www.rnryachts.com/ZacaATeMoana.html A copy of Flynn's Zaca built in steel]

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