The New Yorker (fireboat)

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File:(King1893NYC) pg545 FIRE-BOAT 'NEW-YORKER' AT CASTLE-GARDEN BULKHEAD.jpg
FDNY fireboat New Yorker, moored at Castle-Garden.

The New Yorker was a fireboat operated by the Fire Department of New York City from 1890 to 1931.[1][2]

Her pumps were capable of projecting 13,000 gallons per minute.[1] As the Fire Department's most powerful vessel she was considered the fleet's flagship, until her retirement in 1931, when she was replaced by the John J. Harvey

See also

  • Fireboats in New York City
  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

References

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