Fireboats of Baltimore
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Fireboats of Baltimore is a catalog of present and past fireboats used in the city, which is one of the United States's more significant seaports. When Baltimore added the diesel powered Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (fireboat) in 1956, she joined a fleet of older steam-powered fireboats, some of which had been launched in the 19th century. She was Baltimore's first new fireboat in 35 years.
| image | name | introduced | retired | pumping capacity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataract | 1891 | ? | 4400 | The city's first fireboat.[1] | |
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Deluge | 1911 | ? | 12,000 | Along with the FDNY fireboat New Yorker, which also was rated at 12,000, the Deluge was the most powerful fireboat afloat when it was built. |
| Torrent | 1921 | ? | Said to be similar to, but more powerful than the Deluge. | ||
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Mayor Thomas A'lessandro Jr | 1957 | ? | 12,000 | The city's first diesel fireboat.[1] |
| Mayor J. Harold Grady | 1961 | 2007 | 6,000 | Mayor J. Harold Grady, P.W. Wilkinson, and John R. Frazier were sister ships.[1][2] | |
| P.W. Wilkinson | 1961 | 2002 | 6,000 | Mayor J. Harold Grady, P.W. Wilkinson, and John R. Frazier were sister ships.[2][3] | |
| August Emrich | 1961 | 2002 | 6,000 | Mayor J. Harold Grady, P.W. Wilkinson, and John R. Frazier were sister ships.[2][3] | |
| Fire Rescue Boat 1 | 2003 | ? | 1,500 | Just 30 ft (9.14 m) long, requires a crew of just two.[4] | |
| Fire Rescue Boat 2 | 2003 | ? | 1,500 | Just 30 ft (9.14 m) long, requires a crew of just two.[4] | |
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John R. Frazier | 2007 | ? | 7,000 | Just 87 ft (26.52 m) long, requires a crew of at least four.[4] [1] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Frederick N. Rasmussen. Fireboat is latest in a long, proud line, August 4, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tim Colton:U.S. Shipbuilding History: Jakobsen Shipyard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fireboats: Baltimore, Maryland. Cape Cod FD.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Station of Fire Boats. Baltimore firefighters. Retrieved on 2016-09-03.