USRC Black

History
United States
Ordered11 November 1856
Awarded11 November 1856
BuilderMerry and Grey at Milan, Ohio
Cost$6,383
CompletedJune–July 1857
Decommissioned9 January 1868
Homeport
FateSold, 1868
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Displacement50 tons
Length57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
Beam17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Draft4 ft (1.2 m)
Propulsionsail

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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