John McKeon (pilot boat)
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 Pilot Boat John McKeon, Built in 1838. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | John McKeon |
| Namesake | John McKeon, New York lawyer and politician |
| Owner | New Jersey Pilots Association |
| Builder | Webb & Allen |
| Cost | $9,000 |
| Launched | November 24, 1838 |
| Out of service | August 28, 1839 |
| Homeport | New York |
| Fate | Sank in a hurricane |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Schooner |
| Displacement | 104-tons |
| Length | 78 ft 0 in (23.77 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m) |
| Depth | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Propulsion | sails |
| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
The John McKeon was a 19th-century New Jersey pilot boat built in 1838 by Webb & Allen for the New Jersey Pilots Association. She helped transport maritime pilots between inbound or outbound ships coming into the New York Harbor. Her short career ended in 1839, when the John McKeon was shipwrecked in a hurricane that swept the New York coast. The pilot boat Gratitude was lost in the same storm.
John McKeon or John McKean was a two-masted New Jersey Pilot Boat, launched on November 24, 1838, for a company of New Jersey pilots who were licensed with the New Jersey Pilots' Association. She was valued at $9,000 and had no insurance. Her builders were the Webb & Allen shipyard located at the foot of 6th Street, New York (East River).[1][2]
The John McKean's dimensions were 78.0 ft. in length; 21.0 ft. breadth of beam; 7.0 ft. depth of hold; and 104-tons.[3][4]
