| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | David T. Leahy |
| Namesake | David T. Leahy, American woolen merchant |
| Operator | Dennis Reardon |
| Builder | C. & R. Poillon |
| Cost | $20,000 |
| Launched | 3 September 1890 |
| Christened | 3 September 1890 |
| Out of service | 18 August 1901 |
| Renamed | James Gordon Bennett |
| Fate | Sank |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | schooner |
| Tonnage | 77-tons TM |
| Length | 96 ft 0 in (29.26 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 10 in (9.40 m) |
| Depth | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
The David T. Leahy was a 19th-century two-masted pilot boat schooner, built in 1890 at the C. & R. Poillon shipyard in New York City. She was named in honor of David T. Leahy, a wealthy woolen merchant. She was said to be the fastest boat in the New York and New Jersey fleet. In 1899, the David T. Leahy was renamed the James Gordon Bennett when the pilots consolidated their business. She sank off Sandy Hook when the German Atlas Line steamship Alene hit her in 1901.