 The New York Pilot Boat Joseph F. Loubat No. 16.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Joseph F. Loubat |
| Namesake | Joseph Florimond Loubat, yachtsman and author |
| Owner | N. Y. Pilots: Electus Comfort, William J. Barry, James McCarthy, and Maurice J. Mariga |
| Builder | Jacob S. Ellis's shipyard in Tottenville, Staten Island |
| Cost | $13,000 |
| Launched | 18 December 1880 |
| Out of service | 1 February 1896 |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | schooner |
| Tonnage | 150 Thames Measurement |
| Length | 88 ft 0 in (26.82 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
| Depth | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | 75 ft 6 in (23.01 m) |
| Notes | Her cabins and state rooms were finished with hardwood |
The Joseph F. Loubat was a 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat built in 1880 at the Jacob S. Ellis shipyard in Tottenville, Staten Island. She was the largest of the pilot-boats in the Sandy Hook service. In 1896 she was one of the last pilot-boats that were sold in an age of steam and electricity.