Black Warrior is the name of a Confederate two-masted schooner that participated in the defense of Roanoke Island in North Carolina during the Civil War. Its brief wartime career ended with its burning at Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
A schooner-type vessel similar to the Black Warrior |
| History |
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| Confederate States |
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| Name | Black Warrior |
| Launched | 1859 as M. C. Etheridge |
| Commissioned | 1861? |
| Fate | Burned at Elizabeth City, North Carolina on February 10, 1862 |
| General characteristics |
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| Displacement | 144 tons |
| Length | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Schooner rig, two masts. |
| Speed | ? |
| Complement | ? |
| Armament | 2 × 32-pounder guns |
