Edmund Blunt (pilot boat)
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Edmund Blunt was a 19th-century New York pilot boat built in 1858 by Edward F. Williams for the New York Pilots. She 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 the age of steam, the Blunt along with other pilot boats, were replaced with steamboats. She was built to replace the Jacob L. Westervelt, which sank in 1857.
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Pilot boats Williams, Bateman, and Edmund Blunt, c. 1890. | |
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United States | |
Name | Edmund Blunt |
Namesake | Edmund March Blunt, author, and publisher of nautical magazines |
Owner | New York pilots: Abraham Jones, Josiah Johnson, Jr., Frank Penay, Louis Samson[1]:āp55ā |
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Builder | Edward F. Williams |
Launched | August 18, 1858 |
Out of service | February 1, 1896 |
Homeport | New York |
Fate | Sold |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Schooner |
Displacement | 56 tons TM |
Length | 84 ft 0 in (25.60 m) |
Beam | 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
Propulsion | sails |
Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
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