"Destruction of the privateer Petrel by the St. Lawrence."
Date
July 28, 1861
Location
off Charleston, South Carolina, Atlantic Ocean
Result
United States victory
Belligerents
United States
Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
Hugh Y. Purviance
William Perry
Strength
1 frigate
1 schooner
Casualties and losses
~1 wounded 1 frigate damaged
4 killed 36 captured 1 schooner sunk
The Sinking of Petrel occurred in July 1861 during the American Civil War. While cruising off the coast of South Carolina the United States Navy warship USS St. Lawrence encountered a Confederate privateer named Petrel. The engagement ended in a Union victory and the surviving Confederates were arrested for piracy.[1]
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