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In recent decades technology has improved to where smaller boats can provide the pumping capacity that required a large boat in the past.<ref name=AroundManhattan/> | '''Fireboats of New York City''' is a catalog of present and past [[Fireboat|fireboat]]s used in the city since the late 19th century.<ref name=Marine1FdnyHistory/> As one of the busiest ports in the world, New York City has often maintained a fleet of as many as ten fireboats. | ||
These smaller boats require smaller crews, and the crews themselves require less training. Like many other cities the FDNY operates a fleet with a smaller number of large fireboats, supplmented by a number of unnamed boats in the 10 meter range.<ref name=Fdny2012AnnualReport/> | |||
In recent decades technology has improved to where smaller boats can provide the pumping capacity that required a large boat in the past.<ref name=AroundManhattan/> These smaller boats require smaller crews, and the crews themselves require less training. Like many other cities the FDNY operates a fleet with a smaller number of large fireboats, supplmented by a number of unnamed boats in the 10 meter range.<ref name=Fdny2012AnnualReport/> | |||
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|+ some fireboats of the FDNY<ref name=Marine1FdnyHistory/> | |+ some fireboats of the FDNY<ref name=Marine1FdnyHistory/> | ||
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! image || name || commissioned || retired || dimensions || pumping<br>capacity || notes | ! image || name || commissioned || retired || dimensions || pumping<br>capacity || notes | ||
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| || [[John Fuller (tugboat)|''John Fuller'']] || 1865 || 1875 || || || A chartered tug that provided firefighting prior to city purchasing a fireboat.<ref name=NYTimes1972-10-29/> | | [[File:FDNY FB Fuller 2- Landers-Oct2018-.jpg | 75px]] || [[John Fuller (tugboat)|''John Fuller'']] || 1865 || 1875 || || || A chartered tug that provided firefighting prior to city purchasing a fireboat.<ref name=NYTimes1972-10-29/> | ||
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| [[File:FDNY fireboat William F. Havermeyer.jpg|75px]] || [[William Frederick Havemeyer (fireboat)|''William F. Havemeyer'']] || 1875 || 1901 || 106'x22'x10' || 6000 gpm || The first fireboat owned by New York City.<ref name=NYTimes1944-07-24/> | | [[File:FDNY fireboat William F. Havermeyer.jpg|75px]] || [[William Frederick Havemeyer (fireboat)|''William F. Havemeyer'']] || 1875 || 1901 || 106'x22'x10' || 6000 gpm || The first fireboat owned by New York City.<ref name=NYTimes1944-07-24/> | ||
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| [[File:(King1893NYC) pg545 FIRE-BOAT 'NEW-YORKER' AT CASTLE-GARDEN BULKHEAD.jpg|75px]] || [[The New Yorker (fireboat)|''The New Yorker'']] || 1890 || 1931 || 125'x26'x12' || 13,000 gpm || | | [[File:(King1893NYC) pg545 FIRE-BOAT 'NEW-YORKER' AT CASTLE-GARDEN BULKHEAD.jpg|75px]] || [[The New Yorker (fireboat)|''The New Yorker'']] || 1890 || 1931 || 125'x26'x12' || 13,000 gpm || | ||
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| || [[David A. Boody (fireboat)|''David A. Boody'']] || 1892 || 1914 || 105'x23'x7' || 6500 gpm | | [[File:Fireboat David A. Boody.jpg|75px]] || [[David A. Boody (fireboat)|''David A. Boody'']] || 1892 || 1914 || 105'x23'x7' || 6500 gpm | ||
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| || [[William L. Strong (fireboat)|''William L. Strong'']] || 1898 || 1948 || 100'x24'x12.6' || 6500 gpm || | | [[File:FDNY FB Robt A Van Wyck 2-.jpg | 75px]] || [[William L. Strong (fireboat)|''William L. Strong'']] || 1898 || 1948 || 100'x24'x12.6' || 6500 gpm || | ||
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| [[Image:Fire Boat, 'Abram S. Hewitt', during the 1905 Terminal Fire, Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked May 9, 1908.jpg|75px]] || [[Abram S. Hewitt (fireboat)|''Abram S. Hewitt'']] || 1903 || 1958 || 117'x25'x10'6" || 7000 gpm || | | [[Image:Fire Boat, 'Abram S. Hewitt', during the 1905 Terminal Fire, Hoboken, N.J. Postmarked May 9, 1908.jpg|75px]] || [[Abram S. Hewitt (fireboat)|''Abram S. Hewitt'']] || 1903 || 1958 || 117'x25'x10'6" || 7000 gpm || | ||
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| || ''[[Cornelius W. Lawrence (fireboat)|Cornelius W. Lawrence]]'' || 1908 || 1955 || 104'6"x23'6"x9' || 7000 gpm || | | || ''[[Cornelius W. Lawrence (fireboat)|Cornelius W. Lawrence]]'' || 1908 || 1955 || 104'6"x23'6"x9' || 7000 gpm || | ||
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| || [[Velox (fireboat)|''Velox'']] || 1907 || 1922 || 68'x11'6"x7' || || | | [[File:FDNY Launch Velox in 1908.jpg | 75px]] || [[Velox (fireboat)|''Velox'']] || 1907 || 1922 || 68'x11'6"x7' || || | ||
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| [[File:Fireboat William J. Gaynor, in 1915 - MNY224077.jpg|75px]] || [[William J. Gaynor (fireboat)|''William J. Gaynor'']] || 1914 || 1961 || 118'x25'x13.4' || 7000 gpm || | | [[File:Fireboat William J. Gaynor, in 1915 - MNY224077.jpg|75px]] || [[William J. Gaynor (fireboat)|''William J. Gaynor'']] || 1914 || 1961 || 118'x25'x13.4' || 7000 gpm || | ||
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| || [[Alfred E. Ronaldson (fireboat)|''Alfred E. Ronaldson'']] || 1992 || 1994 || 70'x19'x5'4" || 7075 gpm || named after a [[Alfred E. Ronaldson (firefighter)|firefighter]] who died in the line of duty | | || [[Alfred E. Ronaldson (fireboat)|''Alfred E. Ronaldson'']] || 1992 || 1994 || 70'x19'x5'4" || 7075 gpm || named after a [[Alfred E. Ronaldson (firefighter)|firefighter]] who died in the line of duty | ||
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| || ''[[Kevin C. Kane (fireboat)|Kevin C. Kane]]'' || 1992 || ? || 52'x16'x4'6" || 6500 gpm || | | [[File:FDNY fireboat Kevin Kane salutes The United States Coast Guard cutter 020522-N-2383B-509.jpg | 75px]] || ''[[Kevin C. Kane (fireboat)|Kevin C. Kane]]'' || 1992 || ? || 52'x16'x4'6" || 6500 gpm || | ||
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| [[File:Fireboat Bravest -a.jpg|75px]] || [[Bravest (fireboat)|''Bravest'']] || 2011 || - || 64'x17' || 6000 gpm || fastest fireboat of its size<ref name=SafeBoatsBravest/> | | [[File:Fireboat Bravest -a.jpg|75px]] || [[Bravest (fireboat)|''Bravest'']] || 2011 || - || 64'x17' || 6000 gpm || fastest fireboat of its size<ref name=SafeBoatsBravest/> | ||
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Fireboats of New York City is a catalog of present and past fireboats used in the city since the late 19th century.[1] As one of the busiest ports in the world, New York City has often maintained a fleet of as many as ten fireboats.
In recent decades technology has improved to where smaller boats can provide the pumping capacity that required a large boat in the past.[2] These smaller boats require smaller crews, and the crews themselves require less training. Like many other cities the FDNY operates a fleet with a smaller number of large fireboats, supplmented by a number of unnamed boats in the 10 meter range.[3]
image | name | commissioned | retired | dimensions | pumping capacity |
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John Fuller | 1865 | 1875 | A chartered tug that provided firefighting prior to city purchasing a fireboat.[4] | ||
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William F. Havemeyer | 1875 | 1901 | 106'x22'x10' | 6000 gpm | The first fireboat owned by New York City.[5] |
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Zophar Mills | 1882 | 1934 | 120'x25'x12' | 6000 gpm | |
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Seth Low | 1885 | 1917 | 99'x24'x9' | 3500 gpm | Brooklyn FD |
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The New Yorker | 1890 | 1931 | 125'x26'x12' | 13,000 gpm | |
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David A. Boody | 1892 | 1914 | 105'x23'x7' | 6500 gpm | |
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William L. Strong | 1898 | 1948 | 100'x24'x12.6' | 6500 gpm | |
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Abram S. Hewitt | 1903 | 1958 | 117'x25'x10'6" | 7000 gpm | |
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George B. McClellan | 1904 | 1954 | 117'x24'x9'6" | 7000 gpm | |
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James Duane | 1908 | 1959 | 132'x28'x10' | 9000 gpm | |
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Thomas Willett | 1908 | 1959 | 132'x28'x10' | 9000 gpm | |
Cornelius W. Lawrence | 1908 | 1955 | 104'6"x23'6"x9' | 7000 gpm | ||
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Velox | 1907 | 1922 | 68'x11'6"x7' | ||
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William J. Gaynor | 1914 | 1961 | 118'x25'x13.4' | 7000 gpm | |
John Purroy Mitchel | 1921 | 1966 | 132'x27'x10' | 9000 gpm | ||
Captain Connell | 1922 | 1938 | 56'6"x12'x6'6" | |||
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John J. Harvey | 1931 | 1999 | 130'x28'x9' | 18,000 gpm | now a private excursion vessel |
Fire fighter | 1938 | 1999 | 134'x32'x9' | 20,000 gpm | Now a museum ship | |
Smoke | 1938 | 1955 | 53'x7'x3.5' | |||
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John D. Mc Kean | 1954 | 2010 | 129'x30'x9' | 19,000 gpm | held in retired status |
H. Sylvia A. H. G. Wilks | 1958 | 1972 | 105'6"x27'x9' | 8000 gpm | ||
Harry M. Archer M. D. | 1958 | 1994 | 105'6"x27'x9' | 8000 gpm | ||
Smoke II | 1958 | 2008 | 52'x14'x4' | 2000 gpm | ||
Senator Robert F. Wagner | 1959 | 1993 | 105'6"x27'x9' | 8000 gpm | ||
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Governor Alfred E. Smith | 1961 | 2015 | 105'6"x27'x9' | 8000 gpm | |
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John H. Glenn, Jr. | 1962 | 1977 | 70'x21'x5' | 5000 gpm | Now serving in Washington DC |
John P. Devaney | 1992 | 1994 | 70'x19'x5'4" | 7075 gpm | named after a firefighter who died in the line of duty | |
Alfred E. Ronaldson | 1992 | 1994 | 70'x19'x5'4" | 7075 gpm | named after a firefighter who died in the line of duty | |
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Kevin C. Kane | 1992 | ? | 52'x16'x4'6" | 6500 gpm | |
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Bravest | 2011 | - | 64'x17' | 6000 gpm | fastest fireboat of its size[6] |
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Fire Fighter II | 2010 | - | 50,000 gpm | one of the largest fireboats in North America[6] | |
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Three Forty Three | 2010 | - | 50,000 gpm | one of the largest fireboats in North America[6] | |
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William M. Feehan | 2015 | - | 68' | 8,000 gpm | ` 40 knots[7] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clarence E. Meek (July 1954). Fireboats Through The Years. Retrieved on 2015-06-28.
- ↑ Brian J. Cudahy. Around Manhattan Island, Fordham University Press, 1997, pp. 83, 86. Retrieved on 2015-06-29.
- ↑ FDNY Annual Report 2012, FDNY, 2012. Retrieved on 2015-06-30. “Additionally, FDNY expects to take delivery of the following 10 boats by January 2013: seven 33-foot boats, two 31-foot medical response boats and one 33-foot SCUBA boat.”
- ↑ Edward Hudson. Fireboats on job in city a century, New York Times, 1972-10-29, p. 63. Retrieved on 2017-11-09.
- ↑ James H. Ford, 99, Civil War Veteran: Drummer Boy in '61, Captain of City's First Fireboat, Dies —Once a Texas Ranger, New York Times, 1944-07-24, p. 15. Retrieved on 2017-11-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Peter Marsh. SAFE Boats International Delivers One of the World's Fastest Fireboats to New York: The 64-foot Bravest Made Its Debut in Seattle, NW Yachting magazine, February 2011. Retrieved on 2015-06-28.
- ↑ Peter Kennedy. Kingston-built fireboat immortalizes 9/11 victim, Kingston Whig Standard, 2015-08-06. Retrieved on 2015-08-10. “Just shy of 21 metres in length, the William M. Feehan is powered by a trio of Caterpillar C-18 engines, each capable of pushing out 1,150 horsepower, with twin fuel tanks splitting 4,500 litres. Running at a top speed of 40 knots (about 75 km/h), it can stop in two boat lengths.”