David Carll (pilot boat)

Pilot Boat David Carll, No. 4; painting by Conrad Freitag.
History
United States
NameDavid Carll
NamesakeDavid Carll, shipbuilder
Owner
  • Frederick Nelson
  • Allen M. Beebe
  • Edward P. Nichols
  • Jacob Van Name Brothers (1878-1897)
  • John E. Kirwan (1898-1900)
Operator
  • A. Hawkins (1878-1886)
  • Edward P. Nichols (1887-1890)
  • Edgar T. Somers (1887 to 1894)
  • Leonard (1895-1897)
  • John E. Kirwan (1898-1900)
BuilderDavid Carll shipyard
Cost$12,000
Launched8 November 1885
Out of service1 February 1896
FateSank
General characteristics
Class & typeschooner
Tonnage66-tons TM
Length77 ft 5 in (23.60 m)
Beam21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
Depth8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)
PropulsionSail

The David Carll was a 19th-century pilot boat, built in 1885 at the David Carll shipyard in City Island, New York. She was named in honor of David Carll, a well-known City Island shipbuilder. The David Carll was considered to be among the fastest schooners in the fleet. She was built to replace the Mary E. Fish that was run down and sank by the schooner Frank Harrington in 1885. She was one of the pilot boats that survived the Great Blizzard of 1888. The David Carll was lost at sea in 1893.