 Captain Waddell realized then in his grief that they had taken innocent unarmed Union whaling ships as prizes when the rest of the country had ended hostilities.Following the orders of the captain of the "Barracouta", Waddell immediately converted the warship back to a merchant ship, storing her cannon below, discharging all arms, and repainting the hull.At this point, Waddell decided to sail back to England and surrender the "Shenandoah" in Liverpool.