&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:George_Peabody_pilot_boat.jpg) Pilot boat George Peabody on the coast of Japan. Sketched for The San Francisco Call by William A. Coulter.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | George Peabody |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Samuel Henry Burtis |
| Launched | 1867 |
| Out of service | December 24, 1893 |
| Homeport | Port of San Francisco |
| Fate | Sank |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 54 Tonnage[1] |
| Length | 71 ft 0 in (21.64 m) |
| Beam | 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
| Depth | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
| Propulsion | schooner sail |
| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
George Peabody was a 19th-century pilot boat built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1867, for San Francisco pilots. She was in the San Francisco pilot service for twenty-seven years. The Peabody was sold in 1893 to Captain Samuel H. Burtis and sailed to Yokohama, Japan for fishing and Seal hunting. In March 1895, she went ashore off the coast of Japan while working in the sealing trade.