Edward E. Barrett

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Pilot boat Edward E. Barrett, No. 8, approaches the New York Harbor, painting by Conrad Freitag.
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US flag 37 stars.svgUnited States
NameEdward E. Barrett
NamesakeEdward E. Barrett
OwnerN. J. Pilots
OperatorCaptain William W. Black
Builder C. & R. Poillon
Cost$18,000
LaunchedNovember 1, 1883
Out of serviceJuly 15, 1904
FateSold
General characteristics
Class and type schooner
Tonnage66-tons TM
Length83 ft 2 in (25.35 m)
Beam21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Depth8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)
PropulsionSail
NotesCabin contains six berths.

The Edward E. Barrett, or Edward E. Bartlett, was a 19th-century two-masted Sandy Hook pilot boat, built by C. & R. Poillon in 1883 and designed by William Townsend. She helped transport New Jersey maritime pilots between inbound or outbound ships coming into the New York Harbor. She was one of the pilot boats that survived the Great Blizzard of 1888. In the age of steam, the Barrett ended her pilot commission and was sold in 1904.

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Construction and service

New Jersey pilot-boat Edward E. Barrett, No. 8 was launched on November 1, 1883 from the C. & R. Poillon shipyard at the foot of Bridge Street in Brooklyn, New York. She was designed by William Townsend, who designed the pilot-boats Columbia and James Gordon Bennett. She was christened the Edward D. Barrett by Amelia Eva Barrett, the daughter of Edward E. Barrett, whom the boat was named. She could accommodate a crew of eight men. The new pilot boat was No. 8 of the New Jersey fleet. [1] [2]

The Edward E. Barrett was registered with the Record of American and Foreign Shipping from 1884 to 1900 to Captain William W. Black as master and the N. J. Pilots as owners; built in 1883 at Brooklyn, New York. Her dimensions were 83.2 ft. length on deck; 21.2 ft. breadth of beam; 8.5 ft. depth of hold; and 66-tons burthen. [3]

During the Great Blizzard of 1888 the Edward E. Barrett, No. 8 went to sea on March 16, 1888. She was feared to be lost with other New York and New Jersey pilot boats. [4]

On December 30, 1892, the pilot boat Edward E. Barrett came into port after struggling with bad weather. She went out for a cruise past Sandy Hook looking for incoming vessels. Pilots Martin Connor, Charles Hughes, and Thomas J. Rese, Nicholas A. Wall, and six crewmen were on board. She drifted for seven days in bad weather that turned into a hurricane about 500 miles until she saw the steamer Pomeranian. Pilot Connor took a yawl to the steamer and came aboard. The steamer Rhynland joined them and added another pilot from the Barrett. [5] [6]

On October 31, 1893, the Edward E. Barrett, No. 8, was listed as one of eight New Jersey Sandy Hook pilot boats, at 56.59-tons. [7] [6] :380

Pilot boat Edward E. Barrett boarding a steamer in 1895. Edward E. Barrett boarding a steamer.jpg
Pilot boat Edward E. Barrett boarding a steamer in 1895.

On February 24, 1895, the Democrat and Chronicle ran a feature article about the life and peril by pilots who guide ocean liners into port. The article spoke about the Edward E. Barrett as a schooner pilot boat, that cost $18,000 and was "one of the best of the thirty boats in the pilot fleet that patrol the entrance to the port of New York." The Edward E. Barrett has sailed as far as the Sable Island, which is 630 miles from New York. [8]

On June 22, 1897, the pilot boat Edward E. Barrett saluted the new steam pilot-boat New York on her trial trip down the Narrows. The code signals "C, Q, F, P," meaning Allow Me To Congratulate You, were flying from the Sandy Hook Lightship as they passed by. [9]

On January 2, 1901, the pilot boat Edward E. Barrett was struck by the Morgan Line steamer El Monte outside Sandy Hook. She was then towed to Stapleton, Staten Island, by the pilot boat New York. [10]

End of service

In July 15, 1904, the pilot boat Edward E. Barrett completed her pilot commission and was put up for sale for $3,000. [11]

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References

  1. "Successful Launch of a New Pilot Boat This Morning". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 1 November 1883. Retrieved 14 September 2020. Listed here as Edward D. Bartlett.
  2. "Thursday, November 1". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 4 November 1883. p. 7. Retrieved 14 September 2020. Listed here as Edward E. Bartlett.
  3. "Index to Ship Registers, 1894". Mystic Seaport Museum. New York. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. "Two Pilot Boats Safe". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 16 Mar 1888. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. "Driven 500 Miles To Sea. Rough Experience of the New York Pilot Boat Barrett". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. 31 Dec 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  6. 1 2 Russell, Charles Edward (1929). From Sandy Hook to 62°. New York: Century Co. p. 127. OCLC   3804485.
  7. "Annual Report Of The Board of Commissioners of Pilotage" (PDF). dspace.njstatelib.org. New Jersey. 31 Oct 1893. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  8. "In The Steamers' Track". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. 24 Feb 1895. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  9. "Steam Pilot-Boat's Trial" . The World. New York, New York. 22 Jun 1897. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-01-13 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Steamer Damageds a Pilot Boat". The New York Times. New York, New York. 2 Jan 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  11. "For Sale-Boat". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 15 Jul 1904. p. 12. Retrieved 2021-02-02.