Pilot (pilot boat)
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For the San Diego pilot boat, see Pilot (boat).
The Pilot was a pilot boat built in 1924 and designed by yacht designer William Starling Burgess. She was purchased by the Boston Pilots' Association to take the place of the pilot boat Louise that was withdrawn from service in 1924. The Pilot was in service for over fifty years before she was sold in 1976. She became the longest-serving pilot boat in American history.
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Pilot Boat Pilot, No. 1. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Pilot |
Owner | Boston Pilots' Association |
Operator | William H. Lewis |
Builder | J. F. James shipyard |
Cost | $52,000 |
Launched | October 2, 1924 |
Out of service | 1976 |
Fate | Sold |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 140-tons |
Displacement | 240.74 tons |
Length | 121 ft (37 m) |
Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails, 100-horsepower engines |
Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
Notes | Carvel, single 3-inch planks of oak and mahogany on oak frames. |
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