Fireboats of Detroit
As an important river port, there have been five fireboats operated by the Detroit Fire Department.
| Image | Name | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Detroiter | 1892 | 1902 | Built by Craig Shipbuilding Company and decommissioned after dry rotting became an operational issue.[1] |
 | James Battle | 1900 | 1941 | Built by Detroit Ship Building Company, later sold as tug to Sincennes-McNaughton Line (1941-1959) and McAllister Towing and Salvage Incorporated in Montreal for used as fireboat in Montreal from 1959 to 1992[2] Detroit Ship Building Co. Retired and scrapped with cabin/funnel surviving in Port Colborne Dry Dock[3] |
 | James R. Elliott | 1902 | 1930 | Built by Jenks Shipbuilding Company, sold to Owen Sound Transportation, Limited and converted as ferry Normac (Manitoulin Island); retired and sold in 1968 to Lee Marine Limited and to Captain John Restaurant in Toronto; sank in 1981, raised and restored after 1986 and now serves as floating restaurant Tokyo Joe's Bar and Grill in Port Dalhousie, Ontario. Boat burned 2011 and fate unknown.[4] |
| John Kendall | 1930 | 1979 | Sold to Robert Massey of Pan Oceanic Engineering Corporation of Alpena, Michigan and converted as tug for Ferris Marine; scrapped in 1994[5] | |
 | Curtis Randoph | 1979 | present | Docked at foot of 24th Street and Detroit Riverwalk near Riverside Park |
See also
- Fireboats of Baltimore
- Fireboats of Boston
- Fireboats of Chicago
- Fireboats of Connecticut
- Fireboats of Houston
- Fireboats of Jacksonville, Florida
- Fireboats of Long Beach, California
- Fireboats of New Orleans
- Fireboats of New York City
- Fireboats of Philadelphia
- Fireboats of San Diego
- Fireboats of San Francisco
- Fireboats of Toronto
- Fireboats of Vancouver
References
- ↑ https://www.detroitmi.gov/?TabId=605
- ↑ http://fireboat.org/FEMAfireboatsthennowMay2003.pdf
- ↑ http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=125227
- ↑ http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2011/12/29/burned-boat-has-roots-here
- ↑ http://archive.boatnerd.com/archivei/4-05/00013e59.htm
External links
Media related to Fireboats in Detroit at Wikimedia Commons
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