Fireboats of Seattle

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As a major port, the Seattle Fire Department has maintained a fleet of fireboats in Seattle, Washington since the 1890s.[1]

Fireboats in Seattle, Washington  image | name | launched | retired | notes

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| Snoqualmie | 1891 | 1935 |

* First fireboat on North America's west coast.[1]

| Duwamish | 1909 | 1985 |

* Duwamish was originally built with a "ram" bow, so she could sink a blazing vessel before it set other vessels ablaze.[1]
* Currently a museum ship.

| Alki | 1927 | 2013 |
| Chief Seattle | 1984 | in service |
| Marine One | 2006 | in service |
| Leschi | 2007 | in service |

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Richard Schneider (2007). Seattle Fire Department. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439634332. Retrieved on 2017-03-20.

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