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USS Petrel

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

  • USS Petrel (1846), a schooner purchased in 1846; later served in the U.S. Coastal Survey
  • USS Petrel (1862), a steamship, purchased in 1862; captured in 1864
  • USS Petrel (PG-2), a gunboat, commissioned in 1889 and decommissioned in 1919
  • USS Petrel (ASR-14), a Chanticleer-class submarine rescue ship; commissioned 24 September 1946; decommissioned on 30 September 1991

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    USS Petrel Wikipedia
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