American United (fireboat)

American United

History
Name| American United
Operator| Massachusetts Port Authority
Awarded| Dec. 28, 2007
Builder| A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd., Meteghan River
Sponsored by| Department of Homeland Security
Acquired| October 11, 2011[1]
Homeport| Boston, MA
Identification|

* MMSI number: 367507210
* Callsign: M-31

Status| Delivered, Not in Service[1]
Notes| Predecessor: Howard W. Fitzpatrick
General characteristics
Class & type| Fireboat
Length| 24 m (79 ft)[2]
Beam| 6.76 m (22.2 ft)
Draft| 7 ft (2.1 m)
Installed power| 2 × 1,450 BHP C32 and 2 × 873 BHP C18 Caterpillar[1]
Propulsion| 4 × 5 Blade Fixed Pitch Propellers, ZF Reduction Gears.
Speed| 24 kn (28 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried| 30 × Switlik life rafts
Capacity| 2 × 3,000 U.S. gpm firepumps [1]

American United is a Ranger-class Robert Allan Ltd. designed fireboat built to serve the Massachusetts Port Authority as a replacement to Massport Marine Unit 1, the Howard W. Fitzpatrick. It was scheduled to be placed in service in June 2011, and was delivered October 11, 2011, due to the complexity of the build.[3][4][2][5][1]

## Manufacturing

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The American United was built by A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd. of Meteghan River, Nova Scotia

## Purpose

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The vessel is intended to support Logan Airport firefighting, search and rescue, EMS, and Port Security capability.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Maritime News".
2. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "Meteghan company building fireboat - Fisheries - the Vanguard". Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
4. ^ "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos".
5. ^ "Massport Boston Boat". Retrieved August 29, 2023.