She was built in 1897, by the Harlan and Hollingsworth company at Wilmington, Delaware for the a group of New York Sandy Hook pilots.

[1]: p87 The New York was built in 1897, for the Sandy Hook Pilots Association by the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company at Wilmington, Delaware.

[2] She was launched on 18 March 1897, at the Harlan & Hollingsworth Company, with a large number of New York and New Jersey pilots and their families in attendance.

The New York could carry sixteen pilots and a crew of a captain, three mates, three engineers, a steward, a cook, two waiters, four firemen, and six sailors.

On board were dignitaries from the Pilot Commissioners Office, Chamber of Commerce, Maritime Exchange, etc.

On 18 December 1929, he rescued passengers on the Furness Bermuda Line Fort Worth, that sank in a collision near Ambrose Lightship.