Fireboats of Philadelphia

As a major port, the Philadelphia city government has operated multiple fireboats.[1]

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Edwin S. Stuart1893 ? ?
  • named after one of Philadelphia's mayors.[2]
J. Hampton Moore1922 ? ?
  • named after one of Philadelphia's mayors.[2]
Bernard Samuel (fireboat) ? ?
  • named after one of Philadelphia's mayors.[2]
Delaware19506,000
  • The Benjamin Franklin and the Delaware are sister ships.[3]
  • Still in operation in 2015.[2]
Benjamin Franklin19506,000
  • The Benjamin Franklin and the Delaware are sister ships.[3]
  • Still in operation in 2015.[2]
Independence20077000
  • Specially designed to be low enough to travel beneath key Philadelphia bridges.[4]
  • Her largest water cannon is on a raisable mast, and is operated by remote control.[4]

References
  1. "Special Report: Fireboats; Then and Now" (PDF). FEMA. p. 18, 19, 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2004-09-21. Retrieved 2017-01-05. For example, the Port of Philadelphia is the sixth busiest port in the United States with over 2,700 ports of call made annually by commercial vessels. Yet their fireboats average only one response every two weeks.
  2. "Patrolling the Delaware: Philadelphia's Fireboats". Firemans Hall. 2015-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2018-09-05. The Independence is the PFD's newest fireboat and was put into service in 2007 but this new boat's design does not waver much from the original fireboat, the Edwin S. Stuart, which was put into service in 1893.
  3. "Fireboats - Philadelphia, PA, - Baltimore, MD - Chicago, Il". Retrieved 2018-09-05. The Franklin and the Delaware are sister ships built in 1950 at RTC shipbuilding in Camden, NJ.
  4. "Ranger 2000 class fireboat Independence for Philadelphia from Robert Allan Ltd". Robert Allan Limited. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2018-09-05. This new fast response, shallow-draft fireboat, which is of all-welded aluminium construction, is designed to specifically address the fire fighting and rescue needs of the Philadelphia region waterfront.
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