Governor Irwin (fireboat) explained

The Governor Irwin was a fireboat operated in San Francisco, California from 1878 to 1909. She was steam-powered. She participated in the recovery after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, and was owned by the State of California. The boat could only pump a modest 1000U.S.gal per minute.

The Governor Markham, commissioned in 1895, was a twin of the Governor Irwin.

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Specifications
Length: 86feet
Beam: 19.5feet
Draft: 10.5feet
Displacement: 80 tons