Petrel, 1867

March 7, 2021
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Petrel, 1867


The Petrel was named for the sea bird of the order Procellariiformes


Builder: W. H. Hathorn, Williamsburg, New York

Length: 85'

Beam: 19'

Draft: 7'

Displacement: 120 tons

Cost: $16,450

Commissioned: 1867

Decommissioned: 1873

Disposition: Sold

Rig: Schooner

Machinery: N/A

Performance & Endurance:

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Complement: 

Armament: 1 gun


 

 

History:

The Petrel was one of two 120-ton 85-foot schooners built for the Service by W. H. Hathorn of Williamsburg, New York, the other being the Racer.  They were among the last strictly sail-powered cutters built for the Service.

The Petrel was ordered to Apalachicola, Florida, for duty, on 4 June 1867.  She was sold on 21 October 1873.


Sources:

Donald Canney.  U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935.  Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995.

U.S. Coast Guard.  Record of Movements: Vessels of the United States Coast Guard: 1790 - December 31, 1933.  Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934; 1989 (reprint).