Duwamish (fireboat) explained

Duwamish is a retired fireboat in the United States.[1] She is the second oldest vessel designed to fight fires in the US, after Edward M. Cotter, in Buffalo, New York.[2]

Career

Duwamish was built in 1909 for the Seattle Fire Department in Richmond Beach, Washington, just north of Seattle.[3] She was powered by "double vertical (compound) marine steam engines" capable of driving her at . She was equipped with three American LaFrance steam piston pumps rated at a capacity of 3000USgal/min each. She was originally designed to ram and sink burning wooden vessels, as a last resort, and was equipped with a ram bow for doing so.

On July 30, 1914, Duwamish was involved in fighting the fire on the Grand Trunk Pacific dock. In the 1930s, as a cost-saving measure, the Seattle City Council directed that Duwamish be used as a tug to push the city's garbage scow.[4]

After an upgrade in 1949, the pumps delivered a total of 22800USgal/min.[5] [6] This capacity was only exceeded in 2003 by the Los Angeles Fire Department's Warner Lawrence, which delivers 38000USgal/min.[7]

Duwamish is 120feet long with a 28feet beam and a 9.6feet draft. Her registered gross tonnage is 322ST.

Current status

Retired in 1985, Duwamish was purchased by the Puget Sound Fireboat Foundation.[8] [9] She is permanently moored at the Historic Ships Wharf near the Museum of History & Industry at South Lake Union Park in Seattle.[10] Visitors may board the vessel when volunteer staff is available.

Duwamish was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[11]

She is a city landmark.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DUWAMISH (Fireboat). National Historic Landmark summary listing. . 2012-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20120926104303/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2076&ResourceType=Structure. 2012-09-26. dead.
  2. Web site: Duwamish Fireboat: National Historic Landmark Study. National Park Service. 1988. James P.. Delgado. James P. Delgado . 2012-08-29.
  3. Web site: National Park Service - Maritime Heritage Program: HISTORIC SHIPS TO VISIT. National Park Service. 2006-08-17 . 2012-08-29.
  4. Book: Newell , Robert G. . Pacific Tugboats. Superior Publishing. Seattle. 1957.
  5. Web site: Fireboat Duwamish history . 2012-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301232735/http://www.fireboatduwamish.org/parent/history.htm. 2012-03-01. dead.
  6. Web site: Fireboat Duwamish the boat . 2012-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301232752/http://www.fireboatduwamish.org/parent/theboat.htm. 2012-03-01. dead.
  7. Web site: Los Angeles Fire Boat No. 2, The Warner L. Lawrence . 2023-10-05 . lafire.com.
  8. Web site: Puget Sound Fireboat Foundation. 2012-08-29.
  9. News: A new life for an old boat?. Seattle Times. 18 August 2006. Charlotte. Hsu . 2012-08-29.
  10. News: History afloat outside MOHAI. https://web.archive.org/web/20181117202849/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-313587345.html. dead. 17 November 2018. Seattle Times. 29 December 2012. Jack. Broom. 2013-01-29.
  11. Web site: [{{NHLS url|id=89001448}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Duwamish / Fireboat Duwamish ]. 9 July 1988. pdf. James P.. Delgado. James P. Delgado. National Park Service. 2009-06-22. and
    Web site: [{{NHLS url|id=89001448|photos=y}} Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1988 and 1929 ]. 2012-08-29.

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