Subject Type: Pilot

The Phantom was a 19th-century pilot boat built. She helped rescue passengers on the sinking steamship SS Oregon, but was later lost herself, with all hands, in the Great Blizzard of 1888.

an early 19th century Virginia pilot boat.

Virginia pilot boat renamed in honor of the modeler’s wife

Virginia pilot boat renamed in honor of the modeler’s wife

Second pilot boat named Virginia. Originally the yacht Pawnee, designed by naval engineers Cox and Stevens. Commissioned by the Virginia Pilots Association in 1932, she remained in VPA service until 1971 when she was relieved by a third Virginia.

Virginia was commissioned by the Virginia Pilots Association and designed by naval engineers Cox and Stevens. The designers were instructed to model the vessel after the America’s Cup competitors of the day. She was built by A.C. Brown & Son of Tottenville, Staten Island, New York, and was completed in 1916.