Fireboat in Baltimore Harbor, Maryland USA
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Fireboat in Baltimore Harbor, Maryland USA |
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The John J. Harvey is a diesel-electric, twin screw, steel fireboat. She was built by Todd Shipyard, Brooklyn, for the City of New York in 1931. Originally powered with gasoline engines, she was converted to diesel power in 1957. In the late 1970's her electrical wiring was replaced; this included re-winding her generators and propulsion motors. The John J. Harvey stood ready until 1991, when she was placed in reserve.
Her basic dimensions are: Length-130', Beam-28', Depth-9'. Present freeboard amidships is 7'4".
 The 1909 fireboat Duwamish, owned and maintained by the City of Seattle Fire Department in a laid-up status and a City of Seattle Historic Landmark, is an excellent example of a typical, specifically-designed fireboat as could be found in any major American port city through much of the 20th century. Duwamish is also the second oldest known American fireboat following the substantially rebuilt Edward Cotter of 1900. While built and operated only on the Seattle waterfront, this well-preserved vessel is representative of most early 20th century fireboats which could be found throughout the United States. While earlier tugboats modified for fireboat use and employed as auxiliary fireboats may exist, Duwamish is the second oldest surviving fireboat built specifically as a fire-fighting vessel in the United States. Fireboats known to exist in other major American cities date to the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. As such, Duwamish, possessing a high degree of integrity, is of national significance as the best preserved, largely unchanged example of the historic American fireboat type of the early 20th century. |
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