• (n.) See Petrel.
Pet'er·el noun (Zoology) See Petrel . 
HMS Peterel was a British River Gunboat of 310 tons displacement designed and built by the Yarrow company and launched in 1927. HMS Peterel was powered by Yarrow boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 55 and was armed with two 3 inch anti-aircraft guns and eight machine-guns. HMS Peterel was sunk in China, by the Jap...