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HISTORIC FDNY FIREBOATS
"1900 - 1950"
The following special photos were submitted as
listed below.
(Added August 2013 - Updated September 2015)
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"Abram S Hewitt" John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Abram S. Hewitt at the foot of Fulton Street under the Fulton EL
dating to it's early days
showing two stacks. It only had two stacks for a short time after it
was delivered.
Later it was remodeled with only a single stack.
Note: The vessel was named after Abram S. Hewitt.
the 87th Mayor of New York.
"Abram S Hewitt" with original twin stacks
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" operating at a fire. John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" operating at a 1911 fire. John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" operating at a fire. John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" and "Zophar Mills" operating at
pier fire
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Fireboat
"Abram S Hewitt" at pier fire John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" Water Display . John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" Water Display closeup . John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" under way at sea . John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Fireboat
"Abram S Hewitt" John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Fireboat
"Abram S Hewitt" with crew on the bow.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Fireboat
"Abram S Hewitt" testing out the new FDNY
communications system.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Fireboat "Abram S Hewitt" at Engine 77 - Beekman St - 1923
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" at Fulton Street Quarters.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" at Fulton Street Quarters.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" at Fulton Street Quarters.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" at Fulton Street Quarters.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" at Fulton Ferry slip Quarters.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Note that the Hewitt had been refitted by this
time and has the single stack.
"Abram S Hewitt" assisting a barge . John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" from the stern operating.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Crew of the "Abram S Hewitt" pose with a rescued dog .
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
The "Abram S Hewitt" shown at Pier A in 1930
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Photo of 1931 dedication of new Engine 77 quarters at the foot of Fulton
St. East River
with fireboat "The New Yorker" and launch "Capt Connell"
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
1931 dedication of new Engine 77 quarters at the foot of Fulton
St. East River
with fireboats "The New Yorker," "George B. McClellan,"
"Cornelius W. Lawrence,"
and "William J. Gaynor."
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" with single stack at foot of Fulton
St John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Abram S. Hewitt had two stacks at time of delivery. It was later
remodeled with a single stack.
"Abram S Hewitt" in color at foot of 35th St. with Empire State Building
in background
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Abram S. Hewitt had two stacks at time of delivery. It was later
remodeled with a single stack.
Color photo of the
"Abram S Hewitt" while still in service shown at foot
of 35th St.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Color photo of the "Abram S Hewitt" at Fulton Street in 1954
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Fireboat "Abram S Hewitt" winter scene
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
"Abram S Hewitt" in death. John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Color photo of the
"Abram S Hewitt" in death. John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Abram S. Hewitt"
(1903-1958)
117' x 24' x 10'6". 7000 gpm.
Designed by H deB Parsons
Built by the New York Ship Building Company at Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 12 discharges.
Berth foot of West 13th St, Manhattan
"Engine 77"
Close-up of
"George B. McClellan" with original two stacks
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"George B. McClellan"
(1904-1954)
117' x 24' x 9'6". 7000 gpm.
Built by New York Shipping Co., Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 16 discharges.
Berthed at
Gansevoort St, Manhattan
McClellan essentially sister ship to the Hewitt
"Engine 78"
"George B. McClellan" with original two stacks John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"George B. McClellan"
(1904-1954)
117' x 24' x 9'6". 7000 gpm.
Built by New York Shipping Co., Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 16 discharges.
Berthed at
Gansevoort St, Manhattan
McClellan essentially sister ship to the Hewitt
"Engine 78"
"George B. McClellan" water display John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"George B. McClellan"
(1904-1954)
117' x 24' x 9'6". 7000 gpm.
Built by New York Shipping Co., Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 16 discharges.
Berthed at
Gansevoort St, Manhattan
McClellan essentially sister ship to the Hewitt
"Engine 78"
"George B. McClellan" water display July 4, 1908.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"George B. McClellan"
(1904-1954)
117' x 24' x 9'6". 7000 gpm.
Built by New York Shipping Co., Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 16 discharges.
Berthed at
Gansevoort St, Manhattan
McClellan essentially sister ship to the Hewitt
"Engine 78"
"George B. McClellan" pilot at the helm in the wheelhouse
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"George B. McClellan"
(1904-1954)
117' x 24' x 9'6". 7000 gpm.
Built by New York Shipping Co., Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 16 discharges.
Berthed at
Gansevoort St, Manhattan
McClellan essentially sister ship to the Hewitt
"Engine 78"
Colorized photo of the "George B. McClellan"
From a collector friend of John Landers
"George B. McClellan"
(1904-1954)
117' x 24' x 9'6". 7000 gpm.
Built by New York Shipping Co., Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 16 discharges.
Berthed at
Gansevoort St, Manhattan
McClellan essentially sister ship to the Hewitt
"Engine 78"
"George B. McClellan" in 1948 John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"George B. McClellan"
(1904-1954)
117' x 24' x 9'6". 7000 gpm.
Built by New York Shipping Co., Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 16 discharges.
Berthed at
Gansevoort St, Manhattan
McClellan essentially sister ship to the Hewitt
"Engine 78"
On September 17, 1953 the "McClellan" operating as Engine 51
sustained an explosion on board which ultimately resulted in the
death
of Marine Engineer John D. McKean.
A new Fireboat commissioned in 1954 would be named after John D.
McKean.
"George B. McClellan" at shops.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"George B. McClellan"
(1904-1954)
117' x 24' x 9'6". 7000 gpm.
Built by New York Shipping Co., Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 16 discharges.
Berthed at
Gansevoort St, Manhattan
McClellan essentially sister ship to the Hewitt
"Engine 78"
Former FDNY fireboat "George B. McClellan" as a shop tug as the
Steam Ship B. Antonucci
Brewer Dry Docks, Staten Island 10-77
Jim Murray Collection
"George B. McClellan"
(1904-1954)
117' x 24' x 9'6". 7000 gpm.
Built by New York Shipping Co., Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 16 discharges.
Berthed at
Gansevoort St, Manhattan
McClellan essentially sister ship to the Hewitt
"Engine 78"
Former FDNY fireboat "George B. McClellan" as a shop tug as the
Steam Ship B. Antonucci
Brewer Dry Docks, Staten Island 10-77
Jim Murray Collection
"George B. McClellan"
(1904-1954)
117' x 24' x 9'6". 7000 gpm.
Built by New York Shipping Co., Camden, NJ
Steel hull, Coal fired
Had 3 deck pipes and 16 discharges.
Berthed at
Gansevoort St, Manhattan
McClellan essentially sister ship to the Hewitt
"Engine 78"
FDNY
Launch "Velox"
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Velox"
(1907-1922)
68' x 11'6" x 7'.
Launch
FDNY
Launch "Velox" in 1908
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Velox"
(1907-1922)
68' x 11'6" x 7'.
Launch
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" and launch "Velox" July 4, 1913 celebration.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"Velox"
(1907-1922)
68' x 11'6" x 7'.
Fireboat
"James Duane" launching in 1908
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Note: The three fireboats built in 1908 by
Alexander Miller & Brothers
were essentially identical. The Duane, named after the city's 44th
Mayor,
and the Willett are identical, while the Lawrence has a lower
profile
and no mast to enable travel under the bridges over the Harlem
River.
Fireboat
"James Duane" original paint John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Fireboat
"James Duane" water display
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
"James Duane" John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Closeup of
"James Duane" John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
"James Duane" Lawrence & Richard Gorman Family Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
"James Duane" from the rear at the pier.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
"James Duane and her crew" Lawrence & Richard Gorman
Family
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
"FDNY Fireboat James Duane crew salutes their retiring pilot
Richard Gorman"
Lawrence & Richard Gorman
Family
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
"FDNY Fireboat James Duane Captain shakes the hand of his
retiring pilot Richard Gorman"
Lawrence & Richard Gorman
Family
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
"FDNY Fireboat James Duane Pilot Richard Gorman floods the deck
from the manifold
to assist the crew in daily vessel clean-up"
Lawrence & Richard Gorman
Family
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Fireboat James Duane Pilot Richard Gorman in the water tower
in 1913
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
FDNY Fireboat
"James Duane" at the smoldering remains of the Staten
Island
Ferry Terminal fire in 1946
Photo courtesy of Al Tronjanowicz
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
FDNY Fireboat
"James Duane" slides into place between the Standard
Oil tug SOCONY 14
and a Penn RR tug
ready to do battle at the Cunnard Lines pier fire in 1931
Photo courtesy of Al Trojanowicz
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
FDNY Fireboat "James Duane" and "Thomas Willett" battle a stubborn
freighter fire.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
FDNY Fireboat "The New Yorker" joins in to help the "James
Duane" and
"Thomas Willett" battle the stubborn freighter fire.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
FDNY Fireboats "James Duane" and "Thomas Willett" at the freighter
fire.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
FDNY Fireboat James Duane operates at the Burn's Bros lumberyard
fire c.1917
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
FDNY Marine Division Pilot Richard Gorman leads the men of the
"James Duane"
into battle at the Burn's Brothers Lumberyard fire February 1917.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
FDNY Fireboat "James Duane" was called to Hoboken, NJ for this huge
pier fire.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Written on the back of the photo
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SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT FIRE RAZES THREE PIERS ON THE
HOBOKEN, NJ SHORE
Pictured is a view of the New York Fireboat the James
Duane as it poured over five thousand gallons of water
per minute on Pier Sixteen, one of three piers consumed
by fire which did damage estimated at well over a
million dollars. This photo was made March 27, 1920 some
thirteen hours after the fire started and it was still
raging. The Duane was requested from New York and
was part of a mutual aid request by the Hoboken, NJ fire
department.
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Fireboat "James Duane" wets down hot spots at a Brooklyn pier
explosion in 1924.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Fireboat "James Duane" fights a blaze aboard the "Aurora"
in1931
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Fireboats "James Duane" and "Thomas Willett give mutual aid to a New
Jersey
Erie Freight pier fire in 1942.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Fireboat "James Duane" conducts water display off lower Manhattan
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Fireboat "James Duane" operates at a fire aboard the Suomi-Finland
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Fireboat "James Duane" operates at a fire aboard the Suomi-Finland
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
A color photo of the Fireboat "James Duane" in 1954.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Close-up of the Fireboat "James Duane"
1954
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Another color photo of the Fireboat "James Duane" 1955
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Color photo of the Fireboat "James Duane" 1955
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Fireboat "James Duane" c.1959
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Fireboat "James Duane" prior to sale in 1959.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Former FDNY Fireboat
"James Duane" in death at Wittie's Salvage Yard in Staten
Island
Jim Murray
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Former FDNY Fireboat
"James Duane" in death at Wittie's Salvage Yard in Staten
Island
Jim Murray
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
Former FDNY Fireboat "James Duane" transfer of ownership document
1961
Jim Murray
Collection
"James Duane"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired team turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Foot of 35th St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 85"
The "Thomas Willett" at its 1908 launching in Newburgh, NY
is welcomed by the Fireboat "The New Yorker."
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86" Note: The three fireboats built in
1908 by Alexander Miller & Brothers
were essentially identical. The Willett was named after the first
Mayor
of New York City. The Willett and Duane are identical vessels,
while the Lawrence has a lower profile and no mast to enable unimpeded
travel under the bridges spanning the Harlem River.
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" original paint scheme in Harlem
River at Hell Gate.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86" Note: The three fireboats built in
1908 by Alexander Miller & Brothers
were essentially identical. The Willett was named after the first
Mayor
of New York City. The Willett and Duane are identical vessels,
while the Lawrence has a lower profile and no mast to enable unimpeded
travel under the bridges spanning the Harlem River.
Brand new
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" at Pier 53
c.1908
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" water display at the Independence
Day 1908 celebration.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" underway
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" patrolling the Hudson River
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" on duty in the Harlem River c.1913
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" crew in dive gear 1913
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" water display
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" water display in 1913
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" from the stern.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" westside waterfront patrol in 1913.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboats "Thomas Willett" "David A Boody" and "William L Strong"
July 4, 1913 on the Hudson.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboats "Thomas Willett" "David A Boody" and "William L Strong"
July 4, 1913 on the Hudson.
(original of previous photo)
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" operates at the Black Tom Island explosion in 1916
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
"Thomas Willett" escorts troops heading for Europe for WWI on the Leviathan in
1917.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" shown at Pier 83
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Close-up of the "Thomas Willett" at Pier 83
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" battling 1924 cruise ship pier fire
and collapse
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" pier flooding test
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" supplying new water tower
public display
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" supplying new water tower
public display
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" water display during
celebration of the opening
of the Triborough Bridge to vehicle traffic July 11, 1936
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" battling a dangerous pier fire and
collapse
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" testing monitors at Engine 86
Quarters.
Also visible is the "Capt. Connell" at the dock.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" in drydock for repairs
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Berth at former Engine 78, Foot of Gansevoort St, Manhattan, North River
"Engine 86"
Engine 78 Quarters of "Thomas Willett" c.1938-1959
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Engine 78 station relocated to foot of 99th St. c.1908
then 90th St., Manhattan, Harlem River c.1930
"Engine 86" "Engine 78"
Fireboat "Thomas Willett" at quarters in 1958
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"Thomas Willett"
(1908-1959)
132' x 28' x 10'. 9000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fire steam turbine driven centrifugal pumps
4 deck pipes and a tower mast
Capable of 14 knots.
Converted from coal to oil in 1926
Engine 78 station relocated to foot of 99th St. c.1908
then 90th St., Manhattan, Harlem River c.1930
"Engine 86" "Engine 78"
"Cornelius W. Lawrence" John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Cornelius W. Lawrence"
(1908-1955)
104'6" x 23'6" x 9'. 7000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired, steam turbine driven pumps
Lower profile super structure and no tower mast
Berth at foot East 132nd St, Manhattan, Harlem River
"Engine 87"
NOTE: The "Cornelius W. Lawrence" is one of three
fireboats delivered
in 1908 by Alexander Miller & Brothers. The Lawrence was built
slightly shorter,
with a lower profile, and no tower mast to enable swifter travel
under the
numerous bridges spanning the Harlem River.
"Cornelius W. Lawrence" Engine 87 at 135th St in 1923
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Cornelius W. Lawrence"
(1908-1955)
104'6" x 23'6" x 9'. 7000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired, steam turbine driven pumps
Lower profile super structure and no tower mast
Berth at foot East 132nd St, Manhattan, Harlem River
"Engine 87"
NOTE: The "Cornelius W. Lawrence" is one of three
fireboats delivered
in 1908 by Alexander Miller & Brothers. The Lawrence was built
slightly shorter,
with a lower profile, and no tower mast to enable swifter travel
under the
numerous bridges spanning the Harlem River.
"Cornelius W. Lawrence" at quarters John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Cornelius W. Lawrence"
(1908-1955)
104'6" x 23'6" x 9'. 7000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired, steam turbine driven pumps
Lower profile super structure and no tower mast
Berth at foot East 132nd St, Manhattan, Harlem River
"Engine 87"
Fireboat
"Cornelius W. Lawrence" and Tender "Smoke" at Marine
Division Shops Eng 86
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Cornelius W. Lawrence"
(1908-1955)
104'6" x 23'6" x 9'. 7000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired, steam turbine driven pumps
Lower profile super structure and no tower mast
Berth at foot East 132nd St, Manhattan, Harlem River
"Engine 87"
Fireboat
"Cornelius W. Lawrence" and her crew. John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Cornelius W. Lawrence"
(1908-1955)
104'6" x 23'6" x 9'. 7000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired, steam turbine driven pumps
Lower profile super structure and no tower mast
Berth at foot East 132nd St, Manhattan, Harlem River
"Engine 87"
Fireboats "The New Yorker" and
"Cornelius W. Lawrence" working side by side.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Cornelius W. Lawrence"
(1908-1955)
104'6" x 23'6" x 9'. 7000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired, steam turbine driven pumps
Lower profile super structure and no tower mast
Berth at foot East 132nd St, Manhattan, Harlem River
"Engine 87"
"Cornelius W. Lawrence" conducting waterfront inspections
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Cornelius W. Lawrence"
(1908-1955)
104'6" x 23'6" x 9'. 7000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired, steam turbine driven pumps
Lower profile super structure and no tower mast
Berth at foot East 132nd St, Manhattan, Harlem River
"Engine 87"
"Cornelius W. Lawrence" with tug "Russell 8" in 1914.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Cornelius W. Lawrence"
(1908-1955)
104'6" x 23'6" x 9'. 7000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired, steam turbine driven pumps
Lower profile super structure and no tower mast
Berth at foot East 132nd St, Manhattan, Harlem River
"Engine 87"
"Cornelius W. Lawrence" battles a barge fire under Queensboro Bridge
in 1931.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Cornelius W. Lawrence"
(1908-1955)
104'6" x 23'6" x 9'. 7000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired, steam turbine driven pumps
Lower profile super structure and no tower mast
Berth at foot East 132nd St, Manhattan, Harlem River
"Engine 87"
"Cornelius W. Lawrence" from above in 1949
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Cornelius W. Lawrence"
(1908-1955)
104'6" x 23'6" x 9'. 7000 gpm.
Built by Alexander Miller & Bros, Jersey City, NJ
Coal fired, steam turbine driven pumps
Lower profile super structure and no tower mast
Berth at foot East 132nd St, Manhattan, Harlem River
"Engine 87"
FDNY Fireboats heading for the Independence Day 1908 celebration.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The New York Fleet"
July 4, 1908
FDNY Fireboats heading for the Independence Day 1908 celebration.
(names added to identify the boats)
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The New York Fleet"
July 4, 1908
FDNY Fireboats jockey for position at the Independence Day 1908 celebration.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The New York Fleet"
July 4, 1908
FDNY Fireboats jockey for position at the Independence Day 1908 celebration.
(names added to identify the boats)
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The New York Fleet"
July 4, 1908
FDNY fleet at "Engine 57" and the Battery in Manhattan 1908
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The 1908 Fleet"
(1908)
The 10
Fireboats of the FDNY at the Battery in Manhattan 1908.
The quarters of Engine 57 "The New Yorker" are right of center (with tower)
Pier A which served as the Marine Division from 1960-1990s is to the left.
New York operated 9 or 10 Fireboats from 1908 until the 1950s.
FDNY fleet at the Battery in Manhattan 1908 -
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The 1908 Fleet"
(1908)
The 10
Fireboats of the FDNY fleet at Engine 57 and the Battery in
Manhattan 1908
Pier A (lower right) eventually served as Marine Division from 1960-1990s.
FDNY fleet at the Battery in Manhattan 1908 -
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The 1908 Fleet"
(1908)
Close-up of the 10
Fireboats of the FDNY fleet at Engine 57 quarters (with tower)
at the Battery in Manhattan 1908
Left to Right:
FB The New Yorker "Engine 57" 1890, FB Thomas Willett 1908, FB James
Duane 1908,
FB George B McClellan 1904,
FB Abram S Hewitt 1903, FB Zophar Mills 1882,
FB
William L Strong 1898, FB Cornelius W. Lawrence 1908,
FB David Boody 1892,
and the Fireboat Seth Low 1885 (in reserve in 1908 and sold in
1917.)
Close-up FDNY fleet at the Battery in Manhattan 1908 -
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
FDNY fleet at the Battery in Manhattan 1908 -
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The 1908 Fleet"
(1908)
Left to Right:
FB Seth Low 1885 (along Pier A),
FB David Boody 1892, FB Cornelius W. Lawrence 1908,
FB
William L Strong 1898, FB Zophar Mills 1882,
FB Abram S Hewitt 1903,
FB George B McClellan 1904, FB James Duane 1908,
FB
Thomas Willett 1908,
and FB The New Yorker 1890.
The Fireboat Seth Low 1885 was in reserve in 1908 and sold in 1917.
FDNY fleet at the Battery in Manhattan 1908 -
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The 1908 Fleet"
Left to Right:
FB Seth Low 1885 (along Pier A),
FB David Boody 1892, FB Cornelius W. Lawrence 1908,
FB
William L Strong 1898, FB Zophar Mills 1882,
FB Abram S Hewitt 1903,
FB George B McClellan 1904, FB James Duane 1908,
FB
Thomas Willett 1908,
and FB The New Yorker 1890.
The Fireboat Seth Low 1885 was in reserve in 1908 and sold in 1917.
FDNY fleet at the Battery in Manhattan 1908 -
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The 1908 Fleet"
(1908)
Left to Right:
FB David Boody 1892, FB Zophar Mills 1882, FB Cornelius W. Lawrence 1908,
FB
William L Strong 1898, FB Abram S Hewitt 1903, FB George B McClellan 1904,
FB James Duane 1908, FB
Thomas Willett 1908,
and FB The New Yorker 1890.
The Fireboat Seth Low 1885 was in reserve in 1908 and sold in 1909.
Fireboat "New Yorker" with FDNY fleet at the Battery in Manhattan 1908 -
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The New York Fleet"
Close-up of the FDNY Fireboat Fleet 1908
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"The New York Fleet"
Includes a rare shot of the George McClellan (3rd from left) with
original two stack configuration.
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" Launching
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
NOTE: The vessel was named for the 94th Mayor of the city.
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" Launching, hits water for first
time.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
NOTE: The vessel was named for the 94th Mayor of the city.
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" at Launching ceremony.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
NOTE: The vessel was named for the 94th Mayor of the city.
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" at foot of 37th St., Brooklyn -
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" at troop sendoff WWI 1914
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboats "James Duane" and "William J. Gaynor"
battling a blaze aboard the James Knox Polk in 1927.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" - John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboats "William J. Gaynor" and "Thomas Willet" battle a fire aboard
the "City of Montgomery" on March 6, 1933.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" at 50th Anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge
May 24, 1933.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" salutes USA military in 1934
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" attacks a stubborn freighter fire in
Hudson River 1939
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" - John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" operating at a fire
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" and Tender "Smoke" operating at a
pier fire
New York City Fire Museum Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" battling a pier fire
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" at the Fulton Street, Brooklyn 1958
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" at the Fulton Street, Brooklyn Quarters
New York City Fire Museum Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" as Marine 7 in 1959
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor"
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
"William J. Gaynor" and "Thomas Willet" come to the aid of the
"City of Montgomery" on March 6, 1933.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor" on the Hudson.
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
FDNY Fireboat "William J. Gaynor"
John Landers - Beth Klein Collection
"William J. Gaynor"
(1914-1961)
118' x 25' x 13.4'. 7000 gpm.
Built by John W. Sullivan & Company, Elizabethport, NJ
The last coal fired NY fireboat built
Capable of 14 knots
Converted from coal to oil in 1937
Replaced the Seth Low
Foot of 38th & 37th St, Brooklyn, New York Bay
"Engine 223"
"John Purroy Mitchel" in the North River in 1928.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
NOTE: John Purroy Mitchel was the 95th Mayor of
the city.
Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" display Fire Prevention Week
October 7, 1928
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
NOTE: John Purroy Mitchel was the 95th Mayor of
the city.
Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" helps celebrate the 20th Anniversary
of the Manhattan Bridge in 1929.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
NOTE: John Purroy Mitchel was the 95th Mayor of
the city.
"John Purroy Mitchel" water display at Manhattan Bridge
after returning to service in 1930 from an 8 month overhaul.
Submitted by John Landers and Beth Klein "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
NOTE: John Purroy Mitchel was the 95th Mayor of
the city.
"John Purroy Mitchel" and Tender "Smoke" John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
NOTE: John Purroy Mitchel was the 95th Mayor of
the city.
Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" water pressure test at the Battery in
1937
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
NOTE: John Purroy Mitchel was the 95th Mayor of
the city.
FDNY Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" has all monitors trained on a
stubborn pier fire in 1937.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
FDNY Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" working in the snow.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
FDNY Fireboats
"John Purroy Mitchel" and William J. Gaynor battle
freighter blaze.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
FDNY Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" celebrates July 4, 1944
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
FDNY Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" at Marine Division shop
prior to being painted red in 1960
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
"John Purroy Mitchel" at Pier A in 1961.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57" "Marine 3"
"John Purroy Mitchel" at Marine 3 Quarters
1963.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57" "Marine 3"
"John Purroy Mitchel" at Marine 3 quarters in 1963.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57" "Marine 3"
FDNY Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" in color in 1962
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57" "Marine 3"
Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" in color in 1963 at Pier A as Marine 3.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57" "Marine 3"
Former FDNY Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" in her afterlife.
Jim Murray Collection "John Purroy Mitchel"
(1921-1966)
132' x 27' x 10' 9,000 gpm
Built by Standard Shipbuilding Co, Shooters Island, NY
The first NY fireboat built with oil fired power
and the last to have steam turbine driven pumps
Replaced "The New Yorker"
"Engine 57"
|
A quick story on the John Purroy Mitchel; it was
sold at auction in 1966 and some men arrived at the FDNY
marine division with road maps from the gasoline
companies showing the states from NY to Florida. They
talked to the pilots and engineers and were advised they
needed charts and the like if they had plans to move the
Mitchel. The new owner J.C. Berkwit was certain they
would be okay and assured the higher ups at the Marine
Division as they were just going to hug the coast and
remain in sight of land. They left and the boat ran
aground off the coast of Delaware. The owner decided
to swim ashore for help and drowned. The boat
eventually was used as a shrimp boat then was used to
dump chemicals in the ocean in off the Texas coast. One
day a load of drums of toxic chemicals floated into the
harbor and the Mitchel was seized by Texas maritime
authorities. Later it was sold and was bought with the
intentions of it becoming a restaurant in Freeport,
Texas but that never panned out and it just rotted away
in the marsh. Through all its post FDNY trials and
tribulations the nameplate JOHN PURROY MITCHEL remained
attached to the pilot house. |
Former FDNY Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" in her afterlife.
Jim Murray Collection
Former FDNY Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" in her afterlife.
Jim Murray Collection
Former FDNY Fireboat
"John Purroy Mitchel" in her afterlife.
Jim Murray Collection
The FDNY Fireboat launch "Capt. Connell" with the original crew
getting ready for service in 1922 with pilot James A. "Pop"
Gallagher
(white t-shirt) who helps hold the Capt. Connell name plate.
From the James A. "Pop" Gallagher/Marie and Michael Rissetto Family
Collection.
James Gallagher was the pilot of the New Yorker from 1893 to 1922 and
then the
pilot of the Capt. Connell from 1922 to 1930.
"An absolutely fabulous and heroic FDNY Career."
"Capt. Connell"
(1922-1938)
56'6" x 12' x 6'6".
The fire department Launch "Capt. Connell was built in 1905
It originally served the War Department.
While older than the Velox, the Connell was in better shape
and replaced the 1907 Velox in 1922.
The FDNY Fireboat launch "Capt. Connell" upon arrival to the FDNY in
1922.
The original pilot James A. "Pop" Gallagher is on the left side of the
bow.
From the James A. "Pop" Gallagher/Marie and Michael Rissetto Family
Collection.
James Gallagher was the pilot of the New Yorker from 1893 to 1922 and
then the
pilot of the Capt. Connell from 1922 to 1930.
"An absolutely fabulous and heroic FDNY Career."
"Capt. Connell"
(1922-1938)
56'6" x 12' x 6'6".
The fire department Launch "Capt. Connell was built in 1905
It originally served the War Department.
While older than the Velox, the Connell was in better shape
and replaced the 1907 Velox in 1922.
FDNY
Launch "Capt. Connell"
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Capt. Connell"
(1922-1938)
56'6" x 12' x 6'6".
The fire department Launch "Capt. Connell was built in 1905
It originally served the War Department.
While older than the Velox, the Connell was in better shape
and replaced the 1907 Velox in 1922.
Artist concept of the FDNY fireboat built in 1930.
It would later become the "John J. Harvey"
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2" NOTE: The
Harvey was named after the pilot of the Willett
who was killed during the SS Muenchen fire in February 1930.
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" launching c.1931
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2" NOTE: The
Harvey was named after the pilot of the Willett
who was killed during the SS Muenchen fire in February 1930.
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" during acceptance trials Dec 17, 1931
demonstrating to city officials the she is the most powerful fireboat in the
FDNY fleet.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" at E-57 at the Battery.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" at E-57 at the Battery.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" at Pier 1
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
Fireboat "John J. Harvey" during first full tour in service 1931
under the George Washington Bridge.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" water display
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" at Bloomfield Street
Quarters
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" testing radio
communications equipment.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" testing the component boat.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
Fireboat "John J. Harvey" at Fried Fish disaster Dec 11, 1933
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" going to work Mar 19, 1940
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" 10th Anniversary 1941.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
Fireboat "John J. Harvey" protects the waterfront in 1956.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
"John J. Harvey" being escorted to Camden in 1957 for renovation and
repainting.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
"John J. Harvey" at Camden in 1957 for renovation and repainting.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
"John J. Harvey" at Camden in 1957 for renovation and repainting.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" Marine 2.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
"John J. Harvey" in 1971 at the Circle Lines Pier.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" at Marine 2 Quarters.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" at Bloomfield Street
quarters in 1974.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
"John J. Harvey" during the Bicentential in 1976.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "John J. Harvey" at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Marine Division.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "John J. Harvey"
(1931-1999)
130' x 28' x 9'. 18,000 gpm.
Built by Todd Shipyards
The first gasoline-electric powered fireboat
with 5 gasoline motors, 4 fire pumps, twin screws
Eight deck pipes
"Engine 57" "Marine 2"
FDNY Fireboat "Fire Fighter" water display with water tower
Oct 1938.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959 Note: The Fire
Fighter was named to honor the firemen of the FDNY
rather than a Mayor as was the tradition with previous boats.
The fire Fighter would remain the most powerful fireboat in the
world for decades.
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The "Firefighter", worlds most powerful fireboat, is
shown here during its official trials in the Hudson
River, prior to going in service for the New York City
Fire Department. The twin two-cycle sixteen cylinder
General Motors Diesel engines that supply a total of
3,000 horsepower, forced 22,000 gallons of water a
minute through the nozzles, one stream being thrown a
distance of 750 feet. The most powerful fireboat
heretofore was rated at 16,000 gallons per minute.
October 7, 1938. |
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" water display with water tower for the
crowd
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
FDNY Fireboat "Fire Fighter" in action with water tower.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Beautiful photo of lower Manhattan in 1948.
The fireboat "Firefighter", Engine 57, is seen alongside Pier 1
(lower left).
The Marine Division moved to Pier A (right of Pier 1) in 1960
Photo Courtesy of Al Trojanowicz "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" alongside Pier 1
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" battery of heavy stream nozzles
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" was originally equipped with a water tower
that could
be raised when needed to provide higher reach for a water stream
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" water tower being raised
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" selection of nozzle tips in the appliance
room
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" was the most powerful fireboat in the world
for many years
with the capability to pump 20,000 gpm thru eight large deck guns.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" bow monitor
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Firefighter operates a deckgun aboard the "Fire Fighter" in 1939.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" shown battling a shorefront warehouse fire
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" at the ready on the dock
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" manuvers off Pier A in 1949.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" alongside a ship in 1952.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" and "Abram S. Hewitt" battle a pier
warehouse fire in 1954.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" is all in at a Red Hook, Brooklyn waterfront
warehouse fire and
explosion in 1954 in which 38,800 TV sets were destroyed.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" battles a Brooklyn pier fire and explosion
Dec 3, 1956
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Fire Fighter" helps celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the
George Washington Bridge
October 24, 1941. Note the GWB was still single decked at the time.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
The fireboat "Firefighter", Engine 57, at Pier 1 in 1960
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
The water tower was removed in 1962
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Close-up of the fireboat "Firefighter", Engine 57, at Pier 1 in 1960
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
The water tower was removed in 1962
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Firefighter", Engine 57, at Pier 1
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
The water tower was removed in 1962
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Firefighter" Marine 9 at St George, Staten Island
next to the Staten Island Ferry "Miss New York" April 1964
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
The water tower was removed in 1962
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959 
Fireboat "Firefighter", Marine 9 at the Staten Island birth.
A plastic scale model by Revell shows the "Fighter" with her
original color scheme
and original water tower which was eventually removed from the
vessel.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
The water tower was removed in 1962
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Fireboat "Firefighter", Marine 9 celebrated 50 years with
patches
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection "Fire Fighter"
(1938-2011 )
134' x 32' x 9'. 20,000 gpm.
Designed by Gibbs & Cox
Built by United Shipyards of Staten Island
The first Diesel-electric fireboat delivered
Eight deck monitors and a 55 foot water tower
The water tower was removed in 1962
Replaced the John J Harvey at Engine 57
"Engine 57"
Became "Marine 9" in 1959
Tender "Smoke" John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Smoke"
(1938-1955)
53' x 7' x 3.5'.
Used vessel used as a tender and launch
Replaced the Capt Connell
Tender "Smoke" painted white.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Smoke"
(1938-1955)
53' x 7' x 3.5'.
Used vessel used as a tender and launch
Replaced the Capt Connell
The tender "Smoke" makes a dramatic rescue of a man from the
icy East River in 1938.
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Smoke"
(1938-1955)
53' x 7' x 3.5'.
Used vessel used as a tender and launch
Replaced the Capt Connell
The tender "Smoke"
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
"Smoke"
(1938-1955)
53' x 7' x 3.5'.
Used vessel used as a tender and launch
Replaced the Capt Connell
Fireboats working a fire at the Grace Line Pier September 29, 1947
John Landers - Beth Klein
Collection
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