USS Petrel (PG-2)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Laid down | 27 August 1887 |
| Launched | 13 October 1888 |
| Commissioned | 10 December 1889 |
| Decommissioned | 15 July 1919 |
| Stricken | 16 April 1920 |
| Homeport | various |
| Fate | Sold 1 November 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 867 tons |
| Length | 188 ft (57 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Speed | 11.4 kts |
| Complement | 138 |
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The third USS Petrel (PG-2) was a 4th rate gunboat in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War. She was named for a sea bird.
Petrel was laid down on 27 August 1887, built by the Columbia Iron Works and Dry Dock Company in Baltimore, Maryland; launched on 13 October 1888; and commissioned 10 December 1889.