Seth Low (fireboat) explained

The Seth Low was a fireboat built for the Brooklyn Fire Department in Brooklyn, New York, which operated from 1885 to 1917.^{[1] [2]} Prior to her commissioning the Brooklyn Fire Department had relied on fireboats from neighboring municipality New York City. Unlike her opposite number of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), which had hulls of iron, or steel, the Seth Low was a wooden-hulled vessel.

Her namesake Seth Low was the 23rd mayor of Brooklyn from 1882 to 1885 and later served as the 92nd mayor of New York City from 1902 to 1903.^[3]

The Seth Low had a small lounge for her officers in the bows, and a small bunkroom, with four bunks, for off-duty sailors in the stern.

On 25 July 1909 Seth Low relieved, which with had been fighting a cargo fire aboard the Ward Line steamship .^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Fireboats in New York City

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fireboats Through The Years . Clarence E. Meek . July 1954 . 2015-06-28.
2. Web site: Our firemen: the official history of the Brooklyn Fire Department, from the first volunteer to the latest appointee . 1892 . Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Fire Dept . 100-102 . Internet Archive. October 27, 2019.
3. Book: Cudahy, Brian J. . Around Manhattan Island and Other Maritime Tales of New York . Fordham University Press . 1997 . 978-0-8232-1761-8 . November 13, 2019 . 83, 86.
4. News: Vigilancia burns and sinks at pier . subscription . The New York Times . 26 July 1909 . 1 . 26 March 2024 . Times Machine .
5. News: Fire sinks Ward liner . New-York Tribune . 26 July 1909 . 1 . Library of Congress . 26 March 2024.