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'''''Fire Fighter II''''' is a [[Robert Allan Ltd.]] Ranger 4200 class [[fireboat]] put in service with Marine Company 9 of the [[New York City Fire Department]] (FDNY) on December 7, 2010. The boat replaces the original ''[[Fire Fighter (fireboat)|''Fire Fighter'']]'', and is sister to the fireboat ''[[Three Forty Three]]'' which serves with Marine Company 1. | '''''Fire Fighter II''''' is a [[Robert Allan Ltd.]] Ranger 4200 class [[fireboat]] put in service with Marine Company 9 of the [[New York City Fire Department]] (FDNY) on December 7, 2010. The boat replaces the original ''[[Fire Fighter (fireboat)|''Fire Fighter'']]'', and is sister to the fireboat ''[[Three Forty Three]]'' which serves with Marine Company 1. | ||
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Construction of ''Fire Fighter II'' began in December 2008.<ref name=ff2>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycfireboat.com/index.php?mod=firefighterII|title=New York City Movers | Best Moving Companies in NYC - Move for Less}}</ref> The 140-foot, 500-ton, $27 million fast response boat is the country's largest fireboat, with a maximum speed of {{convert|18|kn}}. It incorporates the latest technology available for marine vessels, including the capability of pumping up to 50,000 gallons of water per minute,<ref name=char>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nycfireboat.com/index.php?mod=characteristics |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714215749/http://www.nycfireboat.com/index.php?mod=characteristics |archive-date=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> nearly 30,000 gallons more than its predecessor. There is an operating crew of seven.<ref name=char/> | Construction of ''Fire Fighter II'' began in December 2008.<ref name=ff2>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycfireboat.com/index.php?mod=firefighterII|title=New York City Movers | Best Moving Companies in NYC - Move for Less}}</ref> The 140-foot, 500-ton, $27 million fast response boat is the country's largest fireboat, with a maximum speed of {{convert|18|kn}}. It incorporates the latest technology available for marine vessels, including the capability of pumping up to 50,000 gallons of water per minute,<ref name=char>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nycfireboat.com/index.php?mod=characteristics |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714215749/http://www.nycfireboat.com/index.php?mod=characteristics |archive-date=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> nearly 30,000 gallons more than its predecessor. There is an operating crew of seven.<ref name=char/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Fireboats of New York City]] | [[Category:Fireboats of New York City]] | ||
[[Category:2010 ships]] | [[Category:2010 ships]] | ||
[[Category:Ships built in Panama City, Florida]] | [[Category:Ships built in Panama City, Florida]] | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 18 July 2022
Fire Fighter II is a Robert Allan Ltd. Ranger 4200 class fireboat put in service with Marine Company 9 of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) on December 7, 2010. The boat replaces the original Fire Fighter, and is sister to the fireboat Three Forty Three which serves with Marine Company 1.
In 2012, FDNY opened new quarters for Marine 9 at the Staten Island Homeport,[1] a 1,410-foot-long pier in Stapleton[2] that was built in 1980s to berth the Battleship Iowa as part of the former Naval Station New York.[3]
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Construction of Fire Fighter II began in December 2008.[4] The 140-foot, 500-ton, $27 million fast response boat is the country's largest fireboat, with a maximum speed of 18 kn (Expression error: Missing operand for round. {{{3}}}). It incorporates the latest technology available for marine vessels, including the capability of pumping up to 50,000 gallons of water per minute,[5] nearly 30,000 gallons more than its predecessor. There is an operating crew of seven.[5]