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Washington (pilot boat)
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The Washington was a 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat built in 1845 by C. & R. Poillon for New York Pilots. She was rebuilt several times, the last with the sail number "22" painted on her mainsail. In 1884, she was sunk by the German steamship Roma, and then replaced by a new Washington.
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![]() New York pilot boat Washington, No. 22, painting by Conrad Freitag. | |
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Name | Washington |
Owner | New York Pilots |
Operator | Michael Murphy |
Builder | C. & R. Poillon's shipyard (2nd Washington) |
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Christened | November 20, 1884 (2nd Washington) |
Out of service | On August 2, 1884 (1st Washington) |
Fate | Sank at sea on August 2, 1884 (1st Washington) |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | schooner |
Tonnage | 45-tons TM[1] |
Length | 64 ft 6 in (19.66 m) |
Beam | 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) |
Depth | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
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