Edward Cooper (pilot boat)

Sinking of Pilot Boat Edward Cooper, 25 Dec 1892.
History
United States
Name	Edward Cooper
Namesake	Edward Cooper, mayor of New York City
Owner	New York Pilots: Jacob Heath, J. B. Lockman, Thomas F. Murphy, J. J. Russell, George Waldie, James Rowan[1]
Operator	Jacob E. Lockman (1879-1880) George Waldie (1881-1883) Jacob Heath, John Taylor, James Smith (1884-1893)
Builder	Samuel Pine shipyard
Launched	April 8, 1879
Christened	April 8, 1879
Out of service	February 27, 1892
Fate	Sank (1892)
General characteristics
Class and type	schooner
Tonnage	58-tons TM
Length	78 ft 8 in (23.98 m)
Beam	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Depth	8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
Propulsion	Sail

The Edward Cooper was a 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat, built in 1879 for New York Pilots at Greenpoint, Brooklyn. She was named in honor of the Mayor of New York City. The Edward Cooper helped transport New York City maritime pilots between inbound or outbound ships coming into the New York Harbor. She survived the Great Blizzard of 1888. In 1892, the Cooper sank in a snowstorm and was replaced by the Joseph Pulitzer in 1894.