| Name: | PILOT |
| Launched: | |
| Completed: | 1848 |
| Builder: | James Dowey, North Shields |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 51grt, 17nrt, 67.3 x 14.1 x 8.0ft; (1863: 47grt, 12nrt, 68.4 x 15.6 x 8.2ft) |
| Engines: | 56nhp; (1863: 38nhp) |
| Engines By: | |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 2476 |
| History: | |
| 11/02/1848 | Richard, Ralph & Robert Harrison, South Shields; registered at Newcastle |
| 25/05/1849 | John & Francis Taylor, Burton Brown, John Wilkinson, John Elliott & Michael Renwick |
| 25/05/1849 | Registered at Sunderland |
| 1855 | Francis Taylor et al, Sunderland |
| 1862 | Francis Sill; registered at Middlesbrough |
| 1863 | John Sharp, Middlesbrough |
| 1864 | Francis Sill, Middlesbrough |
| 1870 | Thomas Hugh Bell, Middlesbrough |
| 31/10/1873 | Sank |
| Comments: | 1853: John Taylor sold his interest to Francis W and William Taylor |
| 1863: Rebuilt & re-engined | |
| 31/10/1873: Destroyed by fire at Middlesbrough |
Above: Owner of the PILOT in 1870
The Newcastle Courant, Friday, November 7, 1873