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At least seven '''[[Fireboat]]s of Toronto''' have helped protect the city's waterfront and maritime commerce. | |||
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| [[T.J. Clark (fireboat)|''T.J. Clark'']] || [[File:TJ Clark in 1958 (claiming fair use).jpg|150px]] || 1911-1923 || | | [[T.J. Clark (fireboat)|''T.J. Clark'']] || [[File:TJ Clark in 1958 (claiming fair use) (1).jpg|150px]] || 1911-1923 || | ||
* A private vessel.<ref name=MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakesTJClark> | * A private vessel.<ref name=MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakesTJClark> | ||
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| [[William Lyon Mackenzie (fireboat)|''William Lyon Mackenzie'']] || [[Image:WLMK Fireboat.JPG|150px]] || 1963–present || | | [[William Lyon Mackenzie (fireboat)|''William Lyon Mackenzie'']] || [[Image:WLMK Fireboat.JPG|150px]] || 1963–present || | ||
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| [[CCGS Sora|''Sora'']] || [[File:Toronto fireboat Sora (cropped).jpg|150px]] || | | [[CCGS Sora|''Sora'']] || [[File:Toronto fireboat Sora (cropped).jpg|150px]] || 2005–2015 || | ||
* Formerly a [[Canadian Coast Guard]] vessel. | * Formerly a [[Canadian Coast Guard]] vessel. | ||
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| [[William Thornton (fireboat)|''William Thornton'']] || [[File:CCGS Cape Hurd moored in Toronto.jpg|150px]] || | | [[William Thornton (fireboat)|''William Thornton'']] || [[File:CCGS Cape Hurd moored in Toronto.jpg|150px]] || October 2015–present || | ||
* In June 2015 Toronto Fire Services announced that the ''Sora'' was to be replaced by another former CCG vessel, the [[CCGS Cape Hurd|''Cape Hurd'']], which would be renamed after [[William Thornton (firefighter)|William Thornton]], a 22-year-old volunteer firefighter who died while fighting a fire in 1848.<ref name=TorStar2015-06-25/><ref name=Tfs2015-06-09/> | * In June 2015 Toronto Fire Services announced that the ''Sora'' was to be replaced by another former CCG vessel, the [[CCGS Cape Hurd|''Cape Hurd'']], which would be renamed after [[William Thornton (firefighter)|William Thornton]], a 22-year-old volunteer firefighter who died while fighting a fire in 1848.<ref name=TorStar2015-06-25/><ref name=Tfs2015-06-09/> | ||
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At least seven Fireboats of Toronto have helped protect the city's waterfront and maritime commerce.
T.J. Clark | ![]() |
1911-1923 | |
Nellie Bly | ![]() |
1906-1909 | Steam tug provided fire protection on Toronto Islands.[2] |
Charles A. Reed | ![]() |
1923-? |
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William Lyon Mackenzie | 1963–present | ||
Sora | ![]() |
2005–2015 |
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William Thornton | ![]() |
October 2015–present |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ship of the Month No. 35 T. J. Clark, Maritime History of the Great Lakes. “"T. J." was fitted with fire fighting equipment and she served, in addition to her regular duties, as harbour and island fireboat until 1923 when the Toronto Fire Department took delivery of its own vessel, the wooden pumper CITY OF TORONTO T. F. D., soon renamed CHARLES A. REED.”
- ↑ https://www1.toronto.ca/city_of_toronto/fire_services/fire_station_locations/files/pdf/334-information.pdf
- ↑ David Rider. Toronto fireboat to be named after fallen firefighter, Toronto Star, 2015-06-24. Retrieved on 2015-06-25. “It will replace the Sora, another former Coast Guard vessel obtained by Toronto in 2006.”
- ↑ Toni Vigna. Toronto Fire Services – Fireboat Naming, City of Toronto, 2015-06-09. Retrieved on 2015-06-25. “In November 2014, Toronto Fire Services (TFS) acquired a decommissioned vessel, "Cape Hurd" from the Canadian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has retained the name. The vessel will replace the current back-up vessel, "Sora", obtained from the Coast Guard in 2006”