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Page Added July 24, 2011 - Updated August 9, 2011

Many fire boats have served the City of New York over the years.
Among those who are still around to be admired are the
Active Reserve Fire Boat "Governor Alfred E. Smith
located at the Marine Division Headquarters in Brooklyn.
The other is the retired (now Privately operated) John J. Harvey.
This page looks are these boats.

FDNY Fireboat - Reserve
"Governor Alfred E. Smith"

Built in Camden, NJ in 1961
105'6" LOA, 27' beam, 9' draft
8,000 GPM

NEWER FDNY FIREBOAT PAGES
Added July 2011
New York FDNY 4 - Marine 1 "Three Forty Three"
New York FDNY 5 - Marine 6 "Bravest"
New York FDNY 6 - Marine 9 "Firefighter II"
New York FDNY 7 - Reserve "Alfred E Smith" and Retired John J. Harvey"

Pilot house of the Smith

Engine room of Smith

The pilot would sleep in the pilot house while on duty, ready to go at a moments notice.

The wheel and controls

Signal to the engine room where the engineer would receive orders and increase or decrease
pressure as requested.

RETIRED FIREBOAT 2
"JOHN J. HARVEY"

Retired FDNY Fireboat 2
The "John J. Harvey"
Served the City of New York from 1931 to 1999
and beyond (famously coming out of retirement on 9-11-01)
She is 130' LOA, with 28' beam, and 9' draft.
Her pumps can supply 18,000 GPM.

The Harvey docked at Pier 66 at 26th Street on the West side of Manhattan.
She takes out tours and guests for cruises and educational events.

FOR MORE ON THE HARVEY AND FDNY FIREBOATS
WWW.FIREBOAT.ORG
Find out how you can support the preservation of this great vessel
and maybe take a ride on her!.

Harvey served as Marine Company 2

John J. Harvey fired up the pumps and put on a little display
in front of the Intrepid Museum during the 2011 Blessing of the Fleet
which included welcoming of the newest FDNY Fireboats.

Statue of Liberty

I had the honor of being aboard the Harvey July 16, 2011

There is no "software" operating the Harvey,,, only "hardware"
that has been working for 80 years.

FOR MORE ON THE HARVEY AND FDNY FIREBOATS
WWW.FIREBOAT.ORG
Find out how you can support the preservation of this great vessel
and maybe take a ride on her!.

PAST FDNY FIREBOATS
(Info from Fireboats.org)

WILLIAM F. HAVEMEYER (1875-1901)
106'x22'x10'. 6000 gpm.

ZOPHAR MILLS (1882-1934)
120'x25'x12'. 6000 gpm.

SETH LOW (1885-1917)
99'x24'x9'. 3500 gpm.

THE NEW YORKER (1890-1931)
125'x26'x12'. 13,000 gpm.

DAVID A. BOODY (1892-1914)
105'x23'x7'. 6500 gpm.

WILLIAM L. STRONG (1898-1948)
100'x24'x12.6'. 6500 gpm.

ABRAM S. HEWITT (1903-1958)
117'x25'x10'6". 7000 gpm.

GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN (1904-1954)
117'x24'x9'6". 7000 gpm.

JAMES DUANE (1908-1959)
132'x28'x10'. 9000 gpm.

THOMAS WILLETT (1908-1959)
132'x28'x10'. 9000 gpm.

CORNELIUS W. LAWRENCE (1908-1955)
104'6"x23'6"x9'. 7000 gpm.

VELOX (1907-1922)
68'x11'6"x7'.

WILLIAM J. GAYNOR (1914-1961)
118'x25'x13.4'. 7000 gpm.

JOHN PURROY MITCHEL (1921-1966)
132'x27'x10'. 9000 gpm.

CAPTAIN CONNELL (1922-1938)
56'6"x12'x6'6".

JOHN J. HARVEY (1931-1999)
130'x28'x9'. 18,000 gpm.

FIRE FIGHTER (1938- )
134'x32'x9'. 20,000 gpm.

SMOKE (1938-1955)
53'x7'x3.5'.

JOHN D. MC KEAN (1954- )
129'x30'x9'. 19,000 gpm.

H. SYLVIA A. H. G. WILKS (1958-1972)
105'6"x27'x9'. 8000 gpm.

HARRY M. ARCHER M. D. (1958-1994)
105'6"x27'x9'. 8000 gpm.

SMOKE II (1958- )
52'x14'x4'. 2000 gpm.

SENATOR ROBERT F. WAGNER (1959-1993)
105'6"x27'x9'. 8000 gpm.

GOVERNOR ALFRED E. SMITH (1961- )
105'6"x27'x9'. 8000 gpm.

JOHN H. GLENN, JR. (1962-1977)
70'x21'x5'. 5000 gpm.

JOHN P. DEVANEY (1992-1994)
70'x19'x5'4" 7075 gpm.

ALFRED E. RONALDSON (1992-1994)
70'x19'x5'4" 7075 gpm.

KEVIN C. KANE (1992- )
52'x16'x4'6". 6500 gpm.

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