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The '''''David Campbell''''' was a long-serving [[fireboat]] built in 1928 for [[Oregon]]'s [[Portland Fire and Rescue]].<ref name=PortlandFireRescue/> She underwent an extensive rebuild, in 1976. In 2010 Portland acquired a new smaller, faster fireboat, the ''[[Eldon Trinity]]'', after a child died, in 2009, when it took the ''David Campbell'' 44 minutes to get to scene to provide medical care.<ref name=TheOregonian2010-11-26/> | The '''''David Campbell''''' was a long-serving [[fireboat]] built in 1928 for [[Oregon (U.S. state)|Oregon]]'s [[Portland Fire and Rescue]].<ref name=PortlandFireRescue/> She underwent an extensive rebuild, in 1976. In 2010 Portland acquired a new smaller, faster fireboat, the ''[[Eldon Trinity]]'', after a child died, in 2009, when it took the ''David Campbell'' 44 minutes to get to scene to provide medical care.<ref name=TheOregonian2010-11-26/> | ||
The ''David Campbell'' had two identical sister ships, the ''[[Mike Laudenklos]]'' and the ''[[Karl Gunster]]''.<ref name=PortlandFireRescue/><ref name=Vp2015-12-14/><ref name=DigitalDavid/> | The ''David Campbell'' had two identical sister ships, the ''[[Mike Laudenklos]]'' and the ''[[Karl Gunster]]''.<ref name=PortlandFireRescue/><ref name=Vp2015-12-14/><ref name=DigitalDavid/> | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 5 August 2023
The David Campbell was a long-serving fireboat built in 1928 for Oregon's Portland Fire and Rescue.[1] She underwent an extensive rebuild, in 1976. In 2010 Portland acquired a new smaller, faster fireboat, the Eldon Trinity, after a child died, in 2009, when it took the David Campbell 44 minutes to get to scene to provide medical care.[2]
The David Campbell had two identical sister ships, the Mike Laudenklos and the Karl Gunster.[1][3][4]
She remained in operation as late as 2012.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brian K. Johnson, Don Porth. Portland Fire & Rescue, Arcadia Publishing, 2007. Retrieved on 2017-03-19.
- ↑ David Rose. Portland fire boat to be named for children thrown from Sellwood Bridge, The Oregonian, 2010-11-26. Retrieved on 2017-03-18.
- ↑ David Campbell Fireboat, 1927, Vintage Portland, 2015-12-14. Retrieved on 2017-03-19. “The David Campbell was one of three identical fireboats built using this plan and they patrolled the Willamette River during the middle part of the 20th Century.”
- ↑ Portland fire boat DAVID CAMPBELL, Portland, Oregon, University of Washington. Retrieved on 2017-03-19. “The DAVID CAMPBELL was a steam fireboat of steel construction. She was built at Portland in 1913. Her machinery could develop 1,200 housepower. She remained in service until 1928 (p. 224). Notes from Gordon Newell, ed., The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle: Superior Publishing Co, 1966).”
- ↑ Nik J. Miles. NW32TV presents "The David Campbell Fire Boat" with Nik J. Miles, NW32TV, 2012-07-30. Retrieved on 2017-03-19.