USS Zafiro

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USNC Zafiro
History
United States
Name	USS Zafiro
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Completed	1884
Acquired	9 April 1898
Commissioned	10 April 1898 (officially, but see article text)
Decommissioned	10 June 1904
Stricken	16 January 1906
Fate	Sold 21 October 1910
Notes	Operated as commercial collier 1884–1898
General characteristics
Type	Collier
Tonnage	1,062 long tons (1,079 t) gross
Length	213 ft 8.5 in (65.138 m)
Beam	31 ft 9.5 in (9.690 m)
Draft	15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Speed	10.5 kn (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h)
Complement	1898: 1 when commissioned (officially; see article text) 1900: 45
Armament	1900: 2 × 37 mm (1.5 in) revolving cannons

USS Zafiro was a collier, a bulk cargo ship, that served in the United States Navy from 1898 until 1904. She executed the first known cut of subseacables.