FIREFIGHTER

St. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island, New York, New York. County/parish: Richmond.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 30, 1989. NRIS 89001447.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Fireboat FIREFIGHTER

From Wikipedia:

Fire Fighter (fireboat)

Fire Fighter is a fireboat which served the New York City Fire Department from 1938 through 2010, serving with Marine Companies 1, 8 and 9 during her career. The most powerful diesel-electric fireboat in terms of pumping capacity when built in 1938, Fire Fighter fought more than 50 major fires during her career, including fires aboard the SS Normandie in 1942 and the SS El Estero in 1943, the 1973 collision of the Esso Brussels and SS Sea Witch, and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316045

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