Fireboats of Baltimore

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Fireboats of Baltimore is a catalog of present and past fireboats used in Baltimore, Maryland, which is one of the U.S.'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.

Some Baltimore fireboats
image name introduced retired pumping
capacity
notes
Cataract 1891 ? 4400 The city's first fireboat.[1]
Baltimore Fireboat Deluge - President Street (1912).JPG 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.
Baltimore Fire Boat, 2012-03-01 -a.jpg Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. 1957 ? 12,000 The city's first diesel fireboat.
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]
Baltimore fireboat John Frazier celebrates fleet week - 181003-N-WX604-0492 (cropped).jpg John R. Frazier 2007 ? 7,000 Just 87 ft (26.52 m) long, requires a crew of at least four.[4] [1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BaltimoreSun2007-08-04
  2. 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. 3.0 3.1 Fireboats: Baltimore, Maryland. Cape Cod FD.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Station of Fire Boats. Baltimore firefighters. Retrieved on 2016-09-03.