Fireboats of Duluth
The William A. McGonagle could pump 12,000 gallons per minute.
During the early 20th century large and powerful fireboats were operated in Duluth, Minnesota.[1] In 1920 both the Duluth, Mesaba & Northern Railway Company and the Duluth & Iron Range Railway Company operated fireboats in Duluth, the William A. McGonacle and the Halle.[2][3][4]
In 2016 it was reported that the Duluth and Superior Fire Department would be receiving a modern powerful fireboat through a FEMA Port Security Grant.[5] In recent years firefighters had been reduced to fighting fires using only an inflatable boat.
See also
- Fireboats of Chicago
- Fireboats of Connecticut
- Fireboats of Detroit
- Fireboats of Jacksonville, Florida
- Fireboats of Long Beach, California
- Fireboats of Milwaukee
- Fireboats of New York City
- Fireboats of San Diego
- Fireboats of San Francisco
- Fireboats of Toronto
- Fireboats of Vancouver
References
- ↑ "Duluth and San Francisco fireboats". General Electric Review. 1909. pp. 420–421.
- ↑ "Fireboat for the Duluth & Iron Range Railway Company". Electric Review. 1910. p. 858.
The Halle store is a twelve-story Fireboat for Duluth & Iron Range Railway Company. The fireboat, McGonagle, used by the Duluth, Mesaba & Northern Railway Company for the purpose of giving fire protection to its docks at Duluth, Minn., met ...
- ↑ "Duluth fire boats". The Bulletin (GE). 1909. p. 10.
The powerful fire boat Mc Gonagle, recently- completed for the Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway, forms a notable addition to the growing fleet of fire boats which are equipped with Curtis steam turbine driven centrifugal...
- ↑ Frank Alexander King (1972). The Missabe Road: The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816640836. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
The other two, the William A. McGonagle and the Torrent, were somewhat unusual in that they were equipped for firefighting.
- ↑ Kim Schneider (2016-07-05). "New Duluth-Superior fire boat to improve port security and safety". Duluth Tribune. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
A $447,750 grant to fund a new emergency response boat for the port of Duluth-Superior was approved by the Port Security Grant program this week.
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