USS Nathaniel Taylor

USS Nathaniel Taylor was a Union schooner.

History
Name	Nathaniel Taylor
Fate	Captured 8 April 1863
Name	USS Nathaniel Taylor
Acquired	19 May 1863
Fate	Sunk as an obstruction
General characteristics
Sail plan	Schooner

USS Commodore Perry captured the schooner, Nathaniel Taylor, in the Pasquotank River, North Carolina, 8 April 1863.

Assigned to the stone fleet

Although the schooner was not sent north for adjudication, the Union Navy purchased her from the New York City prize court 19 May 1863, and she was sunk as an obstruction at Petit Bois Channel.

See also

• American Civil War portal

• Union Blockade

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.