Fireboats of Baltimore
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As one of the United States's more significant seaports, there is a long tradition of fireboats in Baltimore. When Baltimore added the diesel powered fireboat Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., 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] | |
| 100px | 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. | ||
| 100px | 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 feet (9.1 m) long, requires a crew of just two.[4] | |
| Fire Rescue Boat 2 | 2003 | ? | 1,500 | Just 30 feet (9.1 m) long, requires a crew of just two.[4] | |
| 100px | John R. Frazier | 2007 | ? | 7,000 | Just 87 feet (27 m) long, requires a crew of at least four.[4] [1] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Frederick N. Rasmussen (August 4, 2007). "Fireboat is latest in a long, proud line". http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2007-08-04/news/0708040056_1_fort-mchenry-vessel-baltimore-city-fire.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tim Colton, ed. "U.S. Shipbuilding History: Jakobsen Shipyard". Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509083417/http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/jakobson.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fireboats: Baltimore, Maryland". Cape Cod FD. http://www.capecodfd.com/PAGES%20Special/Fireboats_MD_Balto-City_1.htm.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Station of Fire Boats". Baltimore firefighters. http://www.baltimorefirefighters.net/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_page.cfm&page=Station20of20Fire20Boats. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
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