Thomas D. Harrison
Pilot Boat Thomas D. Harrison, No. 3. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Thomas D. Harrison |
| Namesake | Thomas D. Harrison |
| Owner | New Jersey Pilots |
| Operator | Thomas Dexter, Stephen Cooper |
| Builder | J. S. Ellis & Son shipyard, New York |
| Launched | 1875 |
| Out of service | January 26, 1897 |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | schooner |
| Tonnage | 70 Thames Measurement |
| Length | 80 ft 0 in (24.38 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
| Depth | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
Thomas D. Harrison was a 19th-century New York pilot boat built for New Jersey pilots. She was launched from the Jacob S. Ellis & Son shipyard, at Tottenville, Staten Island in 1875. The Harrison went ashore in the Great Blizzard of 1888 with no lives lost. She continued as a pilot boat with Pilot Stephen Cooper in command. She was purchased in 1897 by Allerton D. Hitch and used for coastal trade in the Cape Verde islands off the west African coast.