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Capacity. 20,000 gpm/50,000 gpm max. Crew. 7. Three Forty Three is a Ranger 4200 class fireboat that serves the New York City Fire Department as marine company 1. [2] Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. and built to replace the 1954 John D. McKean. It was commissioned at 0900 hours on September 11, 2010, exactly nine years after the 2001 terrorist ...
Fireboats in Connecticut. Various seaside municipalities operate fireboats in Connecticut. Following the attacks on September 11, 2001 several municipalities received grants from the US Federal government to build fireboats, so they would be prepared for a maritime terrorist attack. [1][2][3]
Deluge, retired fire fighting tug. Tokyo Fire Department 's Ariake fireboat. The Edward M. Cotter of Buffalo, New York, considered the world's oldest active fireboat. A fireboat or fire-float is a specialized watercraft with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires.
Designated NHL. June 28, 1996 [2] Edward M. Cotter is a fireboat in use by the Buffalo Fire Department at Buffalo, New York, United States. Originally named William S. Grattan, it was built in 1900 by the Crescent Shipyard of Elizabeth Port, New Jersey. Due to age, it was rebuilt in 1953 and renamed Firefighter upon its return to service.
Deluge was a fireboat built for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin fire department. [1] She was christened on 1 April 1949. According to The Milwaukee Journal, "Deluge will be the most modern and one of the most powerful fire fighting craft west of New York city."'. Deluge had a low enough profile to proceed under the State Street Bascule Bridge and the ...
Deluge (fireboat, 1923) Deluge (fireboat, 1949) Discovery (fireboat) Fireboats of Duluth.
Phoenix. (fireboat) Phoenix is a fireboat owned by State of California and operated by the city of San Francisco in the San Francisco Bay since 1955. Phoenix is known for helping to save Marina District buildings from further destruction by fire following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Her worthy assistance resulted in a second vintage ...
The William A. McGonagle could pump 12,000 gallons per minute.. During the early 20th century, large and powerful fireboats were operated in Duluth, Minnesota. [1] In 1920 both the Duluth, Mesaba & Northern Railway Company and the Duluth & Iron Range Railway Company operated fireboats in Duluth, the William A. McGonacle and the Halle.