National Historic Landmark · fireboat · New York, New York

Firefighter

New York City fireboat. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1989
Another View of Fireboat Firefighter 's Engine Room Telegraph.Big Bertha & the bow of the FirefighterBuilder's Plate from FDNY Fireboat FirefighterEngineer's console in Fireboat Firefighter 's Engine Room, used to control almost the entirety of the ship.
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What it is

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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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressSt. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island, New York, NY
CountyRichmond County
ListedJun 30, 1989
Reference number89001447
Type of placefireboat
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressSt. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island, New York, NY
Coordinates41.09972, -72.36116 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFire Island National Seashore · 43 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89001447. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.