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[[File:Fireboat governor irwin.jpg | thumb | the ''Governor Irwin'' was steam-powered.]] | [[File:Fireboat governor irwin.jpg | thumb | the ''Governor Irwin'' was steam-powered.]] | ||
The '''''Governor Irwin''''' was a [[fireboat]] operated in [[San Francisco, California]] from 1878 to 1909.<ref name=guardiansofthecityGovIrwin/> She was steam powered. She participated in the recovery after the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]] and fire.<ref name=SFMuseum/> She was owned by the State of [[California]], she could only pump a modest 1000 gallons per minute. | The '''''Governor Irwin''''' was a [[fireboat]] operated in [[San Francisco, California]] from 1878 to 1909.<ref name=guardiansofthecityGovIrwin/> She was steam powered. She participated in the recovery after the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]] and fire.<ref name=SFMuseum/> She was owned by the State of [[California (U.S. state)]], she could only pump a modest 1000 gallons per minute. | ||
The [[Governor Markham (fireboat)|''Governor Markham'']], commissioned in 1895, was a twin of the ''Governor Irwin''.<ref name=guardiansofthecityGovMarkham/> | The [[Governor Markham (fireboat)|''Governor Markham'']], commissioned in 1895, was a twin of the ''Governor Irwin''.<ref name=guardiansofthecityGovMarkham/> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:32, 8 March 2023
The Governor Irwin was a fireboat operated in San Francisco, California from 1878 to 1909.[1] She was steam powered. She participated in the recovery after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.[2] She was owned by the State of California (U.S. state), she could only pump a modest 1000 gallons per minute.
The Governor Markham, commissioned in 1895, was a twin of the Governor Irwin.[3]
| Length: | 86 ft (26.21 m) |
| Beam: | 19.5 ft (5.94 m) |
| Draft: | 10.5 ft (3.2 m) |
| Displacement: | 80 tons |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 San Francisco Fire Department Museum ~ Fireboats ~ Governor Irwin. Guardiansofthecity.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved on 2012-03-08.
- ↑ San Francisco Fire Department 1906 Earthquake and Fire Operations. Sfmuseum.org. Retrieved on 2012-03-08.
- ↑ Port of San Francisco Fireboat: Governor Markham, Guardiansofthecity.org. Retrieved on 2019-10-21. “Negotiations between the State of California, who owned the Port of San Francisco at that time, and the City and County of San Francisco as to who would pay for her fire protection services were never concluded. Due to this fact, there are no records in the San Francisco Fire Department of the Governor Markham’s fire service.”