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The '''''Robert Van Wyck''''' was a [[fireboat]] operated by [[New York City]].<ref name=nytimes1896-04-24/> She was commissioned on April 24, 1896. Her hull and superstructure were steel, and she was powered by a 400 horsepower steam engine. She displaced almost 400 tons, and her top speed was 13 knots. Her pumps could project almost 7,000 gallons per minute. | The '''''Robert Van Wyck''''' was a [[fireboat]] operated by [[New York City]].<ref name=nytimes1896-04-24/> She was commissioned on April 24, 1896. Her hull and superstructure were steel, and she was powered by a 400 horsepower steam engine. She displaced almost 400 tons, and her top speed was 13 knots. Her pumps could project almost 7,000 gallons per minute. | ||
In 1899 she helped extinguish a particularly notable fire.<ref name=FireAndWater1899/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:33, 15 July 2022
The Robert Van Wyck was a fireboat operated by New York City.[1] She was commissioned on April 24, 1896. Her hull and superstructure were steel, and she was powered by a 400 horsepower steam engine. She displaced almost 400 tons, and her top speed was 13 knots. Her pumps could project almost 7,000 gallons per minute.
In 1899 she helped extinguish a particularly notable fire.[2]
References
- ↑ THE CITY'S NEW FIRE BOAT, New York Times, 1896-04-24, p. 39. Retrieved on 2022-07-16.
- ↑ Fire and Water magazine, [F. W. Shepperd]], p. 397. Retrieved on 2022-07-16.