Florence (pilot boat)
Boston Pilot Boat Florence No. 6, c. 1867. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Florence |
| Owner | E. Bruce, William C. Fowler |
| Operator | James H. Reid, James Llewellyn Smith |
| Builder | Dennison J. Lawlor |
| Launched | 1867 |
| Out of service | June 1897 |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | schooner |
| Tonnage | 50-tons TM |
| Length | 66 ft 5 in (20.24 m) |
| Beam | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Draft | 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) |
| Depth | 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Notes | Her cabin had ground glass in the doors bearing the name, Florence. |
Florence was a 19th-century Boston pilot boat built in 1867 from a model by Dennison J. Lawlor for William C. Fowler. The vessel had a reputation for being fast under sail. She had a long career in the Boston service, skippered by many famous pilots. She was the oldest pilot-boat in the service. In 1897, she was sold to a Portland, Maine group for fishing and yachting excursions. The pilot boat America, No. 1, was launched on April 19, 1897, to replace the Florence.