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Seattle, WA

Original Feature Posted April 26, 2004 - Re-launched January 28, 2012
Updated October 30, 2016

WASHINGTON BOATS
Bellingham Kingston-North Kitsap Pasco Port Townsend-East Jefferson
Ridgefield-Clark County Seattle 1 Seattle 2 Seattle 3 Seattle 4 Seattle 5 Seattle 6
Tacoma 1 Tacoma 2 Tacoma 3 Vancouver West Pierce

SEATTLE FIRE BOATS
P1-Older Boats P2-Fireboat 1 P3-Fireboat 2
P4-FB Chief Seattle P5-FB Leschi P5-Other Boats

Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington Fireboats
"Alki" and "Chief Seattle"
Shown in 2000 photos.

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Seattle Fireboat
"Alki"
(Retired)
Built 1927
by Pacific Coast Engineering in Oakland, CA.
123'6" length - 26' beam - 10' 8" draft.
12,000 gpm capacity
Served Seattle 86 years retiring in 2013.
Shown in 2000 photos taken at the slip behind
Station 5 on Alaskan Way, downtown.

Station 5 - 925 Alaskan Way

Seattle Fireboat
"Chief Seattle"
Built 1983 by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, WA.
96' 6" length - 23' beam
8,500 gpm capacity
Retrofitted in 2013 by Vigor Marine in Portland, OR
Increased to 10,000 gpm.

ABOUT FUTURE OF "CHIEF SEATTLE"

Chief Seattle in Sept 2016

Seattle Fireboat
"Leschi"
Built in 2007 by Dakota Creek Industries in Anacortes, WA.
108' LOA - 26' 10" beam - 10' draft
22,000 gpm - 55' crane - CBRNE
14 knots
Primary salt water firefighting vessel.
Docked at Station 5 on Alaskan Way on Elliott Bay, Seattle.
(shown at temporary quarters at Pier 90 while Sta 5 is renovated Sept 2016)

SEATTLE'S NEW BOAT "LESCHI"

Seattle Fireboat
"Fireboat 1"
Built in 2006 by MetalCraft Marine
50' LOA
6,000 GPM
Sept 2016 photo

Seattle Fireboat
"Fireboat 2"
Built in 2014 by MetalCraft Marine
50' length
7,250 gpm

OLD SEATTLE FIREBOAT
"DUWAMISH"
Built in 1909 at Richmond Beach Shipbuilding north of Seattle.
120' in length, originally powered by steam, later diesel.
28,000 gpm
Retired in 1985

"Snoqualmie"
A prior Seattle Fireboat named "Snoqualmie" was built
in 1890's served until 1927 replaced by "Alki"
91 ' length
6,000 gpm

Seattle, WA

SEATTLE FIRE BOATS
P1-Older Boats P2-Fireboat 1 P3-Fireboat 2
P4-FB Chief Seattle P5-FB Leschi P5-Other Boats

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