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Black Warrior Acting Master F. M. Harris, Commanding |
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The M. C. Etheridge was engaged in hauling wood to Roanoke Island when Flag Officer Lynch pressed her into service. Renamed the CSS Black Warrior, she was used as a mail ship and commissary storehouse prior to the battle of Roanoke Island. Two 32-pdr. guns were mounted on her and she was used as a floating battery at the battle of Elizabeth City. She was burned during the battle to prevent her capture. |
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Original Name |
M. C. Etheridge |
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Tonnage |
144 tons |
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Rig |
Wood-hulled sail schooner |
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Dimensions |
92’ x 24’10” x 7’, 7’ draft |
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Built By |
N.A. |
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Location/Year |
Plymouth, NC; 1859 |
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Home Port |
Plymouth, NC |
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Description |
1 deck, trunk cabin, 2 masts, square stern, |
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Engine/Boilers |
None |
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Owner(s) |
J. H. Etheridge, owner; J. M. Beasley, master |
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Commissioned |
N.A. |
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Armament |
2 – 32 pounder smoothbore, 42 cwt. |
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Site map of the Black Warrior
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