Mary Taylor (pilot boat)
New York pilot boat Mary Taylor | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Mary Taylor |
| Namesake | Mary Taylor, popular New York actress |
| Owner | New York Pilots |
| Operator | Captain Richard Brown |
| Builder | Hathorne & Steers shipyard |
| Launched | 1849 |
| Out of service | November 10, 1863 |
| Fate | Sank at sea on November 10, 1863 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | schooner |
| Tonnage | 75-tons TM: p72 |
| Length | 67 ft 0 in (20.42 m) |
| Beam | 17 ft 10 in (5.44 m) |
| Depth | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
The Mary Taylor was a 19th-century yacht and Sandy Hook pilot boat, built at the Hathorne & Steers shipyard in 1849 for Captain Richard Brown. She was designed by George Steers with a new radical design with a long thin bow and wide stern, which made her faster than any other boat in her class. This design proved successful and led to the famous yacht America, which won the America's Cup in 1851. The Mary Taylor sank after colliding with the schooner Fairhaven in 1863. She was replaced by the Mary E. Fish.