Charles A. Reed (fireboat)

The City of Toronto's first official fireboat, the Charles A. Reed.

The Charles A. Reed was the City of Toronto's first official fireboat.^[1] She was commissioned in 1923. Previously the privately owned T.J. Clark had provided firefighting capability.

References

1. ↑ "Ship of the Month No. 35 T. J. Clark". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. "T. J." was fitted with fire fighting equipment and she served, in addition to her regular duties, as harbour and island fireboat until 1923 when the Toronto Fire Department took delivery of its own vessel, the wooden pumper CITY OF TORONTO T. F. D., soon renamed CHARLES A. REED.