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PETREL
Registry and Rig Information
- Vessel Name: PETREL
- Nationality: U.S.
- Official Number: U.S.C.G.
- Rig: Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
- Length: 99.66
- Width: 23.00
- Depth: 8.00
- Masts: 0
- Gross Tonnage: 0.00
- Net Tonnage: 0.00
- Hull Material: Steel
- Hull Number: 00091
Vessel History
- Rebuilds: Documented measures, 1951 (95 x 22.58 x 11; 152 gross - 121 net). Tonnage change, 1960 (148 gross - 104 net).
- History: First enrolled in 1951.
Stationed at Erie, PA, 1926-1938, then at New London, CT; St. Petersburg, FL; Erie, PA; New London, CT; Portland ME. Decommissioned on August 25, 1947, and sold on July 15, 1948.
- Disposition: Foundered June 26, 1977, off coast of Louisiana, in Gulf of Mexico. Final enrollment surrendered in April, 1979.
Build Information
- Builder: Defoe Boat & Motor Works
- Place Built: Bay City, MI
- Year Built: 1926
Ownership Changes
| Owner |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| U.S.C.G. |
1926 - 1948 |
U.S. |
U.S.C.G. |
| Twenty Grand, Inc. |
1951 - 1952 |
U.S. |
262944 |
| Louis J. Deshotel, Jr. |
1952 - 1954 |
U.S. |
262944 |
| Joseph W. Rawn |
1954 - 1968 |
U.S. |
262944 |
| Land & Marine Applicators, Inc. |
1968 - 1977 |
U.S. |
262944 |
Name Changes
| Name |
Date |
Registry |
Official Number |
| PINE (WAGL-162) |
1938 - 1948 |
U.S. |
U.S.C.G. |
| PINE |
1951 - 1968 |
U.S. |
262944 |
| MIGHTY RED |
1968 - 1977 |
U.S. |
262944 |
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