But That Was Not All for the USS Zafiro-- Part 4: An Interesting Career After U.S. Navy Service

On 21 October 1910, the U.S. Navy sold the Zafiro to a Mr. J.W. Zeeve of Seattle, Washington, who soon afterwards sold the ship to the government of Mexico.  In 1917, the Zafiro reappeared as the French-owned sailing vessel Bowler in British Columbia.

She was refitted with wood planking which made it hard to get a marine rating from the  Bureau Veritas or Lloyd's of London and it was suggested that she  be re-rigged into a coastal vessel.   In 1918, it was re-registered in Panama as the Belen Quezada.

As such, she was the first international "flag of convenience" vessel and ran alcohol between Canada and the United States during Prohibition.

She was deleted from Panamanian ship registry in 1931, and presumably scrapped shortly thereafter.

--DaCoot

Four DeKalb Lieutenants Back in 1916

This continues my post from December 26, 2015.

From the 29 March 1916 True republican "Four DeKalb County Boys Lieutenants."

Lt. Clayton Waterman is now in Vermont after being in China after service in Arizona.  He is engaged as an instructor in military tactics at Wellington, Connecticut.

All four lieutenants are in line for advancement because of the invasion of Mexico.

The other lieutenants:

Lt. Frank M. Kennedy of Hinckley who is in the aviation corps.

Lt. Cedric W. Lewis of Sandwich

Lt. Elvin H. Wagner who served in the Spanish-American War in Cuba and was stationed in Manila.

These last three are now stationed in Panama, part of 15,000 American troops there.

--Cooter