The New Yorker (fireboat)

FDNY fireboat New Yorker, moored at Castle-Garden.

The New Yorker was a fireboat operated by the Fire Department of New York City from 1890 to 1931.^[1]^[2]

Her pumps were capable of projecting 13,000 gallons per minute.^[1] As the Fire Department's most powerful vessel she was considered the fleet's flagship, until her retirement in 1931, when she was replaced by the John J. Harvey.

References

1 2 Brian J. Cudahy (1997). "Around Manhattan Island". Fordham University Press. p. 83, 86. ISBN 9780823217618. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
↑ Clarence E. Meek (July 1954). "Fireboats Through The Years". Retrieved 2015-06-28.

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The New Yorker (fireboat)

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