T.J. Clark (fireboat)
_(1).jpg)
The T.J. Clark was a fireboat, ferry and cargo vessel, that was operated in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Ontario, Canada, from 1911 to 1959.[1] She was powered by a pair of steam engines manufactured by Polson Iron Works.
She was not a full-time fireboat.[1] In 1923, when the City of Toronto acquired an official fireboat, the Charles A. Reed, she was shifted to other duties. From 1923 to 1930, she carried freight for residents of the Toronto Islands, first by the Toronto Ferry Company and after 1927 by the Toronto Transportation Commission. In 1930, she was converted to passenger service. She spent her last two years of operation, 1958 and 1959, carrying freight for the Metro Toronto Department of Parks and Recreation.
She was retired in 1960 and offered for sale. Finally, she was sold for $1 to the Toronto Drydock Company, which completely scrapped the vessel by early 1961.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.”
- ↑ Scanner, v. 6, n. 3 (December 1973) : Ship of the Month No. 35 T. J. Clark.