Warner L. Lawrence Explained

-- commercial vessels --> Ship Country: United States Ship Name: Warner L. Lawrence Ship Namesake: Captain Warner Lawrence Ship Operator: Los Angeles Fire Department Ship Builder: Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Ship Launched: 17 January 2003 Ship Christened: 12 April 2003 Ship Acquired: 21 March 2003 Ship Status: In service as of 2020 Ship Homeport: Port of Los Angeles Ship Length: 114feet Ship Beam: 32feet Ship Draft: 6feet Ship Depth: 13feet Ship Power: 2 × 1800hp MTU 12V-4000 Ship Propulsion: Voith Schneider cycloidal drive Ship Capacity: 12 firefighters Ship Crew: 6

Warner Lawrence is a fireboat owned and operated by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) in Los Angeles.^[1] Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. in the early 2000s, Warner Lawrence was built in Washington and delivered to San Pedro on 21 May 2003. She was dedicated on 12 April of that year. She was built by Nichols Boats of Freeland, Washington, according to the LAFD. She replaced the fireboat Ralph J. Scott.

It is an omnidirectional vessel driven by two Voith Schneider Propellers type 26 GII/165-AE 45. Warner Lawrence has the capability to pump up to 38000USgal/min up to 400feet in the air; has 10 monitors. Its pumps are powered by two pump engines. It has a fully equipped medical suite; can deploy a bucket and ladder to 50feet at up to 600lb. A diving platform can be deployed to 10feet below the surface.

External links

• Los Angeles Fire Department Home Page
• Los Angeles Fire Department Warner Lawrence

Notes and References

1. Los Angeles Fireboat 2 is No. 1 in the world. Professional Mariner. August 2009. 127. Brian. Gauvin. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715120739/http://www.professionalmariner.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications::Article&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=5CA79A6450B9402094B6D9A745A2754D. dead. 15 July 2011.