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| Name | Guardian |
| Owner | San Francisco Fire Department 1990-2022 Guardian Fireboat SF, LLC 2022-Present |
| Operator | San Francisco Fire Department 1990-2022 Guardian Fireboat SF, LLC 2022-Present |
| Builder | Yarrows, Ltd., Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fireboat |
| Tonnage | 80 tons |
| Displacement | 188 tons |
| Length | 88 ft (27 m) |
| Beam | 21.6 ft (6.6 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Installed power | 2 x GM Detroit Diesel 3 cylinder engines - generators |
| Propulsion | 2 × GM Detroit Diesel 12 cylinder engines, 456 BHP each |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Guardian is a fireboat that was owned by San Francisco Fire Department from 1990 until December, 2022. She operated in the San Francisco Bay since 1990 in reserve status. Guardian was a gift to the people of San Francisco by anonymous donors following the notable role of the fireboat Phoenix in helping to save the Marina District buildings from further destruction by fire following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Both Guardian Fireboat No. 2 and Phoenix Fireboat No. 1 have been based at Firehouse No. 35 at Pier 22½ of the Port of San Francisco. Guardian was officially retired by the City of San Francisco in 2022 and was purchased at auction by a small group of individuals intending to keep this vessel in San Francisco Bay. She is anticipated to be ready for charters and events once proper restoration and refitting to safely transport passengers is complete. Guardian is also being prepared for use as an on-water fireboat training facility for the West Coast.
Guardian has 5 pumps which can deliver up to 28,000 gallons of water per minute, significantly more than Phoenix making it one of the most powerful water pumping fireboats in the world.