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727:"Memories of Cruises on Boston Pilot Boats of Long Ago"
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before he retired from pilot service due to illness.
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289:. Her design was by the American yacht designer,
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751:. Boston, Massachusetts. 12 Nov 1900. p. 12
564:Pilots, The World Of Pilotage Under Sail and Oar
506:. Boston, Massachusetts. 29 Apr 1900. p. 32
707:. Boston, Massachusetts. 4 Oct 1906. p. 13
595:. Boston, Massachusetts. 23 Sep 1892. p. 2
678:. Boston, Massachusetts. 3 Apr 1937. p. 3
651:. Boston, Massachusetts. 1 Dec 1898. p. 9
622:. Boston, Massachusetts. 2 Mar 1928. p. 4
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481:List of Northeastern U. S. Pilot Boats
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529:"A Centreboard Pilot Boat"
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218:was a 19th-century
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1075:Mary and Catherine
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865:Anthony B. Neilson
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1226:Enchantress
1060:Mary Taylor
1050:Jesse Carll
1005:James Avery
945:Enchantress
910:David Carll
593:Boston Post
333:centreboard
255:steam power
225:, built by
1511:1890 ships
1490:Categories
1372:New Jersey
1332:Centennial
1120:Washington
1110:Sandy Hook
1025:Jacob Bell
1010:James Funk
990:Isaac Webb
780:2020-12-15
755:2021-03-07
711:2021-04-29
682:2020-12-15
655:2020-12-14
626:2020-12-15
599:2021-04-30
540:2020-12-15
510:2021-02-14
487:References
380:Sedgemore,
277:, c. 1900.
223:pilot boat
203:Propulsion
124:8 May 1890
975:Gratitude
435:from the
303:Volunteer
299:Mayflower
261:in 1913.
237:designer
1342:Ezra Nye
1231:Florence
1191:Coquette
1186:Columbia
1160:Virginia
1085:New York
1070:Mary Ann
955:Favorita
475:See also
411:Columbia
388:Varuna's
366:out off
163:90-tons
154:schooner
121:Launched
86:Operator
67:Namesake
1387:Trenton
1296:Roseway
1286:Minerva
1281:Liberty
1181:America
1150:Widgeon
1100:Phantom
880:Caprice
870:Blossom
835:America
441:Varuna,
437:Varuna.
415:Varuna,
413:to the
390:double
341:America
329:Varuna,
297:(1885,
295:Puritan
283:Varuna,
160:Tonnage
111:Builder
38:History
1311:Varuna
1276:Louise
1271:Lillie
1261:Hesper
1256:Gracie
1236:Friend
1155:Yankee
1090:Nettle
960:Fannie
840:Actaea
571:
465:Varuna
461:Varuna
451:port.
419:Varuna
397:Varuna
392:reefed
376:Varuna
364:Varuna
307:Varuna
251:Varuna
249:. The
220:Boston
215:Varuna
171:Length
71:Varuna
61:Varuna
1301:Sylph
1291:Pilot
1176:Adams
372:shoal
235:yacht
195:Depth
187:Draft
78:Owner
980:Hope
569:ISBN
459:The
430:USS
212:The
206:Sail
179:Beam
140:Sold
137:Fate
57:Name
1095:Pet
229:at
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165:TM
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806:t
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