Fire Fighter (fireboat)

This article is about the New York City fireboat. For similarly named fireboats, see Firefighter (disambiguation).

Fireboat Fire Fighter
History
New York City Fire Department
NameFire Fighter
OperatorNew York City Fire Department
BuilderUnited Shipyards
Laid down1937
LaunchedAugust 26, 1938
ChristenedAugust 26, 1938
CommissionedNovember 16, 1938
DecommissionedJuly 17, 2010
HomeportNew York City
Nickname(s)The Fighter
Honors and
awards		1974 Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation
FateMuseum Ship
General characteristics
Tonnage220.44 net
Length134 ft (41 m)
Beam32 ft (9.8 m)
Height25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed powerTwin 1500 hp, 16-cylinder, 3968 CID General Motors Winton diesel engines
PropulsionTwin Westinghouse 1000 hp Electric Propulsion Motors
Speed14 knots (16 mph)
Capacity20,000gpm
Crew7-11
Fire Fighter (fireboat)
Fire Fighter (fireboat) is located in Long Island
Fire Fighter (fireboat)
Location on Long Island
Fire Fighter (fireboat) is located in New York
Fire Fighter (fireboat)
Location in New York
Fire Fighter (fireboat) is located in the United States
Fire Fighter (fireboat)
Location in United States
LocationGreenport, Suffolk County, New York
Built1938
Built byUnited Shipyards
ArchitectWilliam Francis Gibbs
NRHP reference No.89001447
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1989[1][2]
Designated NHLJune 30, 1989[3]
Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation
Awarded forActions on May 30th, 1973 following the collision of the SS Esso Brussels and SS Sea Witch and the rescue of 31 trapped crew from life-threatening fire aboard the SS Sea Witch.
Presented byUnited States Maritime Administration

Fire Fighter is a fireboat which served the New York City Fire Department from 1938 through 2010, serving with Marine Companies 1, 8 and 9 during her career. The most powerful diesel-electric fireboat in terms of pumping capacity when built in 1938, Fire Fighter fought more than 50 major fires during her career, including fires aboard the SS Normandie in 1942 and the SS El Estero in 1943, the 1973 collision of the Esso Brussels and SS Sea Witch, and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: FIREFIGHTER". National Park Service. Retrieved July 14, 2020. With accompanying pictures
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