Fireboats of Texas

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Fireboat Howard T. Tellepsen in the Houston Channel.

List of fireboats of Texas

Some fireboats operated in Texas  name | operator | commissioned | retired | notes

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Port Houston | Houston | 1926 | 1950 |

* The world's first diesel-electric fireboat

Captain Crotty | Houston | 1950 | 1983 |
Captain W.L Farnsworth | Houston Port Authority | 1973 | 2013 |

* In 1971 the Texas legislature added new responsibilites to the Port Authority, which required additional vessels.

J.S. Bracewell | Houston Port Authority | 1983 | 2013 |
Howard T. Tellepsen | Houston Port Authority | 1983 | 2014 |
Fireboat 1 | Houston Port Authority | 2013 |  |
Fireboat 2 | Houston Port Authority | 2013 |  |
Fireboat 3 | Houston Port Authority | 2014 |  |
| Conroe, Texas | 2016 |  |

* A 28 ft (8.53 m) craft from Lake Assault Boats.[1]

Marine 1 | Jacksonville, Texas | 2019 |  | [2]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Conroe, TX, Puts 28-foot Fireboat in Service, Firehouse magazine, 2016-08-11. Retrieved on 2019-08-30.
2. ↑ City of Jacksonville purchases new fireboat, KLTV, 2019-08-28. Retrieved on 2019-08-30.