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
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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).