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Latest revision as of 07:34, 6 March 2024
The Howard W. Fitzpatrick was a fireboat first commissioned in Boston in 1971, by the Massachusetts Port Authority.[1] She was retired and replaced in 2011.[2]
She was 78 feet long, and could project 6000 gallons per minute.[1] Her width was 20 feet, and she displaced 87 tons.
After her retirement she was sold and has changed hands several times, among Canadian owners.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FIREBOATS: Massport Boston, Cape Cod Fireboats. Retrieved on 2023-12-22.
- ↑ Jaime Lutz. Massport unveils new fireboat named in memory of Sept. 11 victims, 2011-11-21. Retrieved on 2023-12-22. “'American United,' a 79-foot aluminium Ranger 2400, can travel at 24 knots and includes 30 life rafts, two 3,000-gallon-per-minute pumps for fighting fires, and a foam injection system. The boat will replace the 40-year-old 'Howard W. Fitzpatrick.'”