USS Petrel

USS Petrel

Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Petrel" for the sea bird of the same name.

*, a schooner purchased in 1846; later served in the U.S. Coastal Survey
*, a steamship, purchased in 1862; captured in 1864
*, a gunboat, commissioned in 1889 and decommissioned in 1919
*, a "Chanticleer"-class submarine rescue ship; commissioned 24 September 1946; decommissioned on 30 September 1991


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