Edwin Forrest (pilot boat)

Pilot Boat Edwin Forrest No. 4., photograph by William Pierce Stubbs.
History
United States
NameEdwin Forrest
NamesakeEdwin Forrest, American Shakespearean actor
Owner
  • N. Y. Pilots (New York Pilot Boat), John Low
  • A. Nash & Co. (Boston Pilot Boat)
Operator
  • Henry Harbinson (New York Pilot Boat)
  • J. H. Jeffreys (Boston Pilot Boat)
Builder
Laid down
  • 1862 (New York Pilot Boat)
  • 1882 (Boston Pilot Boat)
Launched
  • 1855 (New York Pilot Boat)
  • 1865 (Boston Pilot Boat)
Fate
  • Lost on Long Island (New York Pilot Boat)
  • Sold (Boston Pilot Boat)
General characteristics
Class and typeschooner
Tonnage
  • 100-tons TM (New York Pilot Boat)[1]
  • 36-tons TM (Boston Pilot Boat)[2]
Length
  • 75 ft 0 in (22.86 m) (New York Pilot Boat)
  • 66 ft 6 in (20.27 m) (Boston Pilot Boat)
Beam
  • 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m) (New York Pilot Boat)
  • 19 ft 3 in (5.87 m) (Boston Pilot Boat)
Depth
  • 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) (New York Pilot Boat)
  • 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) (Boston Pilot Boat)
PropulsionSail

The Edwin Forrest was a 19th-century pilot boat built in 1855 by Jacob A. Westervelt's Sons & Co., for a group of New York pilots. She was designed by Dennison J. Lawlor, for Pilot Captain John Low. The Edwin Forrest was named in honor of the American actor Edwin Forrest. A second Edwin Forrest was built for Boston pilots in 1865 to replace the New York Edwin Forrest, No. 14, that was lost in 1862. She attained celebrity for her speed and stability. The Edwin Forrest was sold to Pensacola, Florida parties in 1882 and replaced by the George H. Warren.

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