| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Z |
| Pennant | R 54 |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 12 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 11 Mar 1944 |
| Commissioned | 23 Oct 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Was purchased by Israel in 1955 and served in the Israeli Navy as K-42 INS Yafo until 1969. In 1970 was used as a target ship and sunk after being hit by a Gabriel missile. |
Commands listed for HMS Zodiac (R 54)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Henry Richard Rycroft, DSC, RN | 28 Aug 1944 | 26 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Zodiac include:
15 Nov 1944
During the morning, HMS Taciturn (Lt.Cdr. E.T. Stanley, DSO, DSC, RN), conducts A/S exercises with HMS Zodiac (Lt.Cdr. H.R. Rycroft, DSC, RN). During the afternoon A/S exercises were carried out with HMS Bute (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.L. Root, RNVR). (1)
17 Nov 1944
During the morning HMS Taciturn (Lt.Cdr. E.T. Stanley, DSO, DSC, RN) conducts A/S exercises with HMS Zealous (Cdr. R.F. Jessel, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Zodiac (Lt.Cdr. H.R. Rycroft, DSC, RN). (1)
25 Nov 1944
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMS Zodiac (Lt.Cdr. H.R. Rycroft, DSC, RN). (2)
13 Dec 1944
HrMs Dolfijn (Lt.Cdr. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) conducted exercises off Dundee together with HMS Zodiac (Lt.Cdr. H.R. Rycroft, DSC, RN). (3)
9 Apr 1945
HMS Scorcher (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMCS Huron (Lt.Cdr. H.V.W. Groos, RCN) and HMS Zodiac (Lt.Cdr. H.R. Rycroft, DSC, RN). (4)
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Sources
- ADM 173/18917
- ADM 173/19364
- File 2.12.03.5655 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19572
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.