Deluge
Fireboat in Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Deluge is a fireboat in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built by Johnson Drydock & Shipbuilding Co. of New Orleans in 1923, she was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. She was the nation's second oldest fireboat at the time.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Mississippi River N of Canal St. Algiers Ferry, New Orleans, LA |
| Parish | Orleans Parish |
| Listed | Jun 30, 1989 |
| Listed for | Politics and government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Firefighting Tug DELUGE |
| Reference number | 89001427 |
| Type of place | fireboat |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structure |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Mississippi River N of Canal St. Algiers Ferry, New Orleans, LA |
| Coordinates | 29.9559° N, 90.0550° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in New Orleans | 210 listed places in New Orleans → · walking tour → |
| Nearest national park unit | New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park · 1 mile · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was Deluge listed on the National Register?
Jun 30, 1989. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Deluge?
Mississippi River N of Canal St. Algiers Ferry, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The nearest national park unit is New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 1 mile away.
Where is the nomination form for Deluge?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Deluge?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89001427. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.