Stan Musial (fireboat) explained

-- commercial vessels --> Ship Image: Stan-musial-fire-boat.jpg Ship Caption: Stan Musial on the Mississippi River Ship Country: St. Louis Fire Department Ship Name: Stan Musial Ship Namesake: Stan Musial Ship Owner: St. Louis Fire Department Ship Operator: STLFD Marine Division Ship Builder: MetalCraft Marine Ship Launched: October 30, 2013 Ship Sponsor: Department of Homeland Security Ship Christened: September 30, 2013 Ship Identification: Marine Unit # 6 Ship Status: In use Ship Homeport: Port of St. Louis Ship Crew: 12

The Stan Musial is a fireboat stationed in the Port of St. Louis in Missouri.^[1] Commissioned in September 2013, she is named after Stan Musial, a St. Louis sports figure, with a long association with the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. The 44feet craft has the ability to pump 7000USgal/min from its water cannon and can travel at up to 38knots. She was placed into service on October 30, 2013.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. News: New Rescue Boats To Patrol St. Louis Riverfront. CBS News. Brett Blume. 2012-05-24. 2013-09-30. 2012-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20120603001801/http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/05/24/new-rescue-boats-to-patrol-st-louis-riverfront. live .
2. News: St. Louis' new fireboat named after Stan the Man . KMOV. 2013-10-30. 2013-10-31. 2013-10-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031191234/http://www.kmov.com/news/local/St-Louis-new-fireboat-named-after-Stan-the-Man-229929641.html. dead.
3. News: St. Louis firefighters honor Stan 'the Man'. KSDK. Brandie Piper. 2013-10-30. 2013-10-31. 2013-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103040946/http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/2013/10/30/stan-musial-firefighter-boat/3319907/. dead.