Smoke II (fireboat)
The Fire Department of New York operated the fireboat Smoke II from 1958 to 2008.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 New York City Fire Department | |
| Name | Smoke II |
| Owner | New York City |
| Operator | New York City Fire Department |
| Builder | Equitable Equipment |
| In service | 1958 |
| Out of service | 2008 |
| Fate | artificial reef |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | fireboat |
| Notes | pumping capacity of 2,000 gallons per minute |
She was built in Louisiana, by Equitable Equipment.[2][3]
She was smaller than the dozen or so fireboats in the FDNY's fleet, and was originally built to serve as a command vessel for senior firefighters—called a "tender" by the FDNY.[1] In later years she was employed as a fireboat, but her modest pumping capacity of just 2,000 gallons per minute limited her usefulness.
With other New York City fireboats, her pumps provided water pressure for fire-fighting after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, which broke all the nearby watermains.[4]
In 2008 she was retired and became an artificial reef.[1]
References
- "Smoke II Retires from FDNY Marine Fleet". FDNY. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- The Waterways Journal, Volume 72, Issues 1-26. D. T. Wright publishing. 1958. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- Paul Hashagen (2002). Fire Department, City of New York. Turner Publishing Company. p. 85. ISBN 9781563118326. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- Special Report: Fireboats; Then and Now. FEMA. p. 19. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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