New Jersey

The New Jersey was a steam pilot boat built by A. C. Brown & Sons of Tottenville, Staten Island in 1902 for the New York and New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots' Association. After twelve years of service, the steamship SS Manchioneal rammed and sank her off Ambrose Lightship in 1914. The New Jersey was replaced by the pilot boat Sandy Hook. Construction and service In 1902, the steam pilot-boat New Jersey was built by A. C. Brown & Sons of Tottenville, Staten Island for the New York and New Jersey Pilot Boat Association. The New Jersey was launched on 28 May 1902 at Tottenville, Staten Island, in the attendance of over one thousand people. She was christened by Bessie Brown, the daughter of the builder of A. C. Brown & Sons, by breaking a bottle of champagne over the bow. Her dimensions were 158 ft. in length; 28 ft. breadth of beam; 18.6 ft. in depth; 14 ft. mean draft. She was 2 ft. longer than the New York. She had triple-expansion engines of 650-horse power. She went into commission on 12 November 1902.