USRC Black
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USRC Black, also known as the Jeremiah S. Black, was a lead of her class schooner built for and operated by the United States Revenue Cutter Service, in service from 1857 to 1868. She is the only revenue cutter to bear the name.
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United States | |
Ordered | 11 November 1856 |
Awarded | 11 November 1856 |
Builder | Merry and Grey at Milan, Ohio |
Cost | $6,383 |
Completed | June–July 1857 |
Decommissioned | 9 January 1868 |
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Fate | Sold, 1868 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Schooner |
Displacement | 50 tons |
Length | 57 ft 6 in (17.53 m) |
Beam | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
Draft | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
Propulsion | sail |
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