Ralph J. Scott (fireboat)

Ralph J. Scott
History
United States
Name
  • Los Angeles City No. 2 (1925–1965)
  • Ralph J. Scott (1965–)
BuilderLos Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
Sponsored byMrs. Ralph J. Scott
Christened25 October 1925
Commissioned2 December 1925
Out of service2003
StatusAwaiting restoration
General characteristics as built
TypeFireboat
Tonnage152 GT
Length99.3 ft (30.3 m)
Beam19 ft (5.8 m)
Depth9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power
  • As built:
  • 7 × 350 hp (260 kW) 6-cyl. in-line Winton gasoline engines
  • Post 1945:
  • 2 × 625 hp (466 kW) V-12 Hall Scott Defenders
  • 1 × 275 hp (205 kW) 6-cyl. in-line Hall Scott Invader
PropulsionTriple screw propellers
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
General characteristics 1945–c.1975
Installed power
  • 2 × 625 hp (466 kW) V-12 Hall Scott Defenders
  • 1 × 275 hp (205 kW) 6-cyl. in-line Hall Scott Invader
General characteristics c.1975–
Installed power
  • 2 × 700 hp (520 kW) V-12 Cummins diesel engines
  • 3 × 380 hp (280 kW) 6-cyl. in-line Cummins diesel engines
  • 2 × 525 hp (391 kW) V-12 2-cycle Detroit diesel engines
Ralph J. Scott
LocationBerth 85, San Pedro, Los Angeles
Built1925[2]
Built byL.A. Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp.
NRHP reference No.89001430[1]
LAHCM No.154
Significant dates
Added to NRHP30 June 1989[1]
Designated NHL30 June 1989[3]
Designated LAHCM5 May 1976

Ralph J. Scott, also formerly known as Fireboat #2, is a 100-foot (30 m) fireboat that was attached to the Los Angeles Fire Department serving the Port of Los Angeles. She was retired in 2003 after 78 years and replaced by Warner L. Lawrence. Ralph J. Scott is undergoing restoration near the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro. On 30 June 1989, she was listed as a National Historic Landmark.[2][4] She is currently located at the Los Angeles Fire Department, Fire Station 112, at 444 South Harbor Blvd, Berth 86, San Pedro, California.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b Delgado, James P. (28 December 1988). "National Register of Historic Places – Inventory Nomination Form / Ralph J. Scott ex-L.A. City No. 2". National Park Service.
    "Accompanying photos". National Park Service. 28 December 1988.
  3. ^ "NHL Summary". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Ralph J. Scott (Fireboat)". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2012.