Decommissioned Naval Ships

USS Zane (DD-337/DMS-14/AG-109) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Randolph Zane.

Zane was laid down on 15 January 1919 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; launched on 12 August 1919; sponsored by Miss Marjorie Zane, the daughter of Major R. T. Zane; re-classified DD-337 on 17 July 1920; and commissioned at Mare Island on 15 February 1921, Lieutenant Commander P. Seymour in command.

Herman Wouk, author of the novel The Caine Mutiny, served as an officer aboard Zane from February 1943 to February 1945 before becoming executive officer of another DMS, USS Southard in May. Zane and her campaigns served as the model for many of those of the fictional USS Caine (DMS-22) in the novel. Wouk began writing his first novel, Aurora Dawn, while the Zane was at Tulagi.
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