Fireboats of Milwaukee
As a significant Great Lakes port there has been a need for fireboats in Milwaukee.
| image | name | entered service | retired | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cataract | 1889 | 1903 | ||
| fireboat 17 | 1893 | 1930 | ||
 | fireboat 23 | 1897 | 1922 | |
| fireboat 15 | 1903 | 1952 | ||
| fireboat 29 | 1906 | 1948 | ||
 | Torrent | 1922 | 1949 | Presviously served a private railroad in Two Harbors, Minnesota[2] |
| Deluge | 1949 | 1984 | [3][4][5][6] | |
| Roamer | 1963 | 1984 | ||
| fireboat 1 | 1984 | 1993 | This was a military surplus amphibious truck | |
 | Phoenix | 1993 |
See also
- Fireboats of Baltimore
- Fireboats of Boston
- Fireboats in Chicago
- Fireboats of Connecticut
- Fireboats of Detroit
- Fireboats of Duluth
- Fireboats of Houston
- Fireboats of Jacksonville, Florida
- Fireboats of Long Beach, California
- Fireboats of New Orleans
- Fireboats of New York City
- Fireboats of Philadelphia
- Fireboats of San Diego
- Fireboats of San Francisco
- Fireboats of Toronto
- Fireboats of Vancouver
References
- ↑ "Milwaukee Fireboat #23 - August F. Janssen". 2007. Archived from the original on 2016-09-02.
- ↑ Frank Alexander King (1972). The Missabe Road: The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816640836. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
The other two, the William A. McGonagle and the Torrent, were somewhat unusual in that they were equipped for firefighting.
- ↑ George Archer (1949-04-01). "Deluge Is Launched at Bay City, Mich. Is Duly Christened and Will Be Ready in May". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 25. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ↑ Mary Ann Cahill (1978-08-08). "Fireboat System Something Special". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 40. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ↑ Paul Bargren (1984-02-09). "Old city fireboat retires in October". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 12. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ↑ Bruce Gill (1986-03-08). "Firefighter boat called unsafe by union chief". The Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
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