Duwamish (fireboat)
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Duwamish is a retired fireboat in the United States.[2] She is the second oldest vessel designed to fight fires in the US, after Edward M. Cotter, in Buffalo, New York.[3]
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Duwamish fireboat at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Duwamish |
Builder | Richmond Beach Shipbuilding Co. |
Launched | 1909 |
Out of service | 1985 |
Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 322 tons (gross) |
Length | 120 ft (37 m) |
Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
Depth | 9.6 ft (2.9 m) |
Installed power | Compound marine steam engines |
Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
Duwamish (fireboat) | |
Coordinates | 47°37′41″N 122°20′11″W |
Built | 1909 |
Architect | Richmond Beach Shipbuilding Co. |
NRHP reference No. | 89001448 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 30, 1989[1] |
Designated NHL | June 30, 1989[2] |
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