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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Builder | Manuel Goularte |
| Launched | 1914 |
| Status | Sea-goingmuseum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Pilot boat |
| Tonnage | 19 GT |
| Length | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Installed power | Diesel |
| Speed | 8–10 knots (15–19 km/h; 9.2–11.5 mph) |
Pilot (pilot boat) | |
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| Location | Maritime Museum of San Diego 1492 N Harbor Dr. San Diego |
| NRHP reference No. | 10001160 |
Pilot is apilot boat andmuseum ship inSan Diego,California. She was launched in 1914 in San Diego, built in the local boatyard of Manuel Goularte. She is a 52-foot wooden diesel powered vessel. She was the first powered pilot boat in San Diego.[1] She served as the official pilot boat ofSan Diego Bay for 82 years, with no more than three consecutive days ofdowntime.
DuringWorld War II, theCoast Guard used her as a pilot boat andpatrol boat. She received six six-month servicechevrons.
She was donated to theMaritime Museum of San Diego in 1996 and underwent restoration.Pilot now hosts educational tours of San Diego Bay, and sometimes accompanies other historic vessels (most notably,Star of India) into and out of the bay.[2]
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