Fireboats of Milwaukee explained

As a significant Great Lakes port there has been a need for fireboats in Milwaukee.

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Fireboats in Milwaukee
image name entered
service
retired notes
1889 1903
1893 1930
1897 1922
1903 1952
1906 1948
1922 1949 Presviously served a private railroad in Two Harbors, Minnesota
1949 1984
1963 1984 Initially powered by waterjets, her propulsion had to be converted to conventional propellers.
1984 1993 This was a military surplus amphibious truck
2007 Metalcraft Marine 36' fireboat