David Mitchell (pilot boat)

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NameDavid Mitchell
NamesakeDavid Mitchell, father of James Mitchell
OwnerNew York Pilots
OperatorJames Mitchell (1846-1848), Thomas Dexter (1876-1881), Alex Cocshran (1860)
Builder John A. Robb shipyard
LaunchedSeptember 5, 1846
Out of serviceNovember 12, 1875
FateSold
General characteristics
Class and type schooner
Tonnage36 tons TM
Length52 ft 8 in (16.05 m)
Beam18 ft 2 in (5.54 m)
Depth7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
PropulsionSail

The David Mitchell was a 19th century Sandy Hook pilot boat built in 1846 at Baltimore, Maryland, for a group of New York Pilots. She was launched at the John A. Robb shipyard in East Baltimore. She was sold to the Pensacola, Florida pilot fleet in 1875.

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Construction and service

The pilot-boat schooner David Mitchell, No. 5, was built in Baltimore, Maryland and was launched on September 5, 1846, at the John A. Robb shipyard in East Baltimore. The boat was built for James Mitchell and other New York pilots. She was named David Mitchell, in honor of James's father, David Mitchell. After her launch, as customary, her sail loft was set with a table of refreshments for the invited quests, which were the builders of the vessel and others. [1] She arrived in Norfolk, New York on 2 October 1846. [2]

In November 1849, she was called the pilot boat David L. Mitchell, No. 6., that spoke to the bark Satisfaction, of North Shields, England, bound for New York with 100 passengers. [3]

In 1860, the David Mitchell, No. 5, was one of only twenty-one New York and New Jersey pilot boats in service. [4]

On September 14, 1860, the pilot-boat David Mitchell, No. 5, went to the assistance of the brig Loranna, from Cienfuegos, Cuba, which had drifted out of Sandy Hook. She placed on board the pilot-boat two of her pilots, Thomas Conkling and Walter Brewer and one seaman. Alexander Cockran was in charge of the pilot-boat. The Loranna, was then brought safely to anchor. [5]

On October 10, 1860, New York Sandy Hook Pilot Alex Cocsran, of the pilot boat D. Mitchell, No. 1, signed a statement along with other pilots, that he was satisfied with the representation he had received from the New York Board of Commissioners of Pilots. [6]

The David Mitchell, was registered as a pilot schooner with the Record of American and Foreign Shipping, from 1876 to 1881. Her owners were a group of New York Pilots, belonging to the port of New York. Captain Thomas Dexter was the ship master. Her dimensions were 52.8 feet (16.1 m) in length; 18.2 ft (5.5 m) breadth of beam; 7 ft (2.1 m) in depth; and 36 tons burthen. [7]

In 1874, the David Mitchell, No. 3, was listed with the New Jersey pilot boats. Thomas Dexter was the captain of the boat. [8] Her boat number changed to "3" to distinguish her from other New York and New Jersey pilot-boats. [9]

On January 15, 1875, the pilot boat David Mitchell, No. 3, was off Barnegat, when a crewmember drowned after being knocked overboard when reefing the jib. [10]

End of service

On November 12, 1875, the pilot boat David Michell, became unseaworthy and was withdrawn from New York pilot service and sold to the Pensacola, Florida fleet. [11]

In April 1879, she was listed as a Pensacola pilot boat, with Captain Caro, who spotted a humpback whale about sixty-three feet (19 m) long. [12] On February 10, 1881, the pilot boat David Mitchell, was blown ashore in Pensacola and lost her rigging from the collision. She was floated with the assistance of a steam tug. [13]

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  2. ↑ "Memoranda". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. 5 Oct 1846. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-01-06– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Arrived Yesterday". The Evening Post. New York, New York. 3 Nov 1849. p. 4. Retrieved 2021-01-06– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Russell, Charles Edward (1929). From Sandy Hook to 62°. New York: Century Co. p. 159. OCLC   3804485.
  5. ↑ "Damage to Shipping During the Late Gale". The New York Times. September 14, 1860. p. 8.
  6. ↑ "The New York Pilots. To The Editor Of The Herald". New York Daily Herald. New York, New York. 10 Oct 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  7. ↑ "Record of American and Foreign Shipping". Mystic Seaport Museum. New York. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  8. ↑ The American Yacht List: Containing a Complete Register of the Yacht Clubs, List of Pilot Boats, Port of New York. 1874. p. 136. Retrieved 18 Jan 2021.
  9. ↑ "Abandoned Vessel". New York Daily Herald. New York, New York. 17 Apr 1870. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-01-06– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Drowned At Sea". New York Daily Herald. New York, New York. 17 Jan 1875. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-01-24– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Legislature, New Jersey (1876). Documents of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey. New Jersey: New Jersey Legislature. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-01-24– via Google.com.
  12. ↑ "ccc" . Retrieved 24 Jan 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "At Pensacola". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. 13 Feb 1881. p. 10. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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