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The '''''Thomas A'lessandro Jr.''''' was [[Baltimore, Maryland]]'s first diesel [[Fireboats of Baltimore|fireboat]].<ref name=BaltimoreSun2007-08-04/> She operated from 1956 to 2007.<ref name=Wbal2020-01-24/> She was able to pump 12,000 gallons per minute. | The '''''Thomas A'lessandro Jr.''''' was [[Baltimore, Maryland]]'s first diesel [[Fireboats of Baltimore|fireboat]].<ref name=BaltimoreSun2007-08-04/> She operated from 1956 to 2007.<ref name=Wbal2020-01-24/> She was able to pump 12,000 gallons per minute. | ||
After her 2007 retirement she sat in a scrapyard, but | After her 2007 retirement, she sat in a scrapyard, but in 2020, the decision was made to cannibalize her wheelhouse and deckhouse and turn them into a museum exhibit.<ref name=Wbal2020-01-24/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 28 April 2022
The Thomas A'lessandro Jr. was Baltimore, Maryland's first diesel fireboat.[1] She operated from 1956 to 2007.[2] She was able to pump 12,000 gallons per minute.
After her 2007 retirement, she sat in a scrapyard, but in 2020, the decision was made to cannibalize her wheelhouse and deckhouse and turn them into a museum exhibit.[2]
References
- ↑ Frederick N. Rasmussen. Fireboat is latest in a long, proud line, Baltimore Sun, August 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2020-01-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Theo Hayes. Historic Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro Jr. fireboat preserved in Fire Museum, WBAL-TV, 2020-01-24. Retrieved on 2020-01-26. “The boat was built in 1956 and for 51 years, it patrolled Baltimore waterways.”