Bravest (fireboat)
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FDNY Fireboat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bravest is a fireboat operated by the Fire Department of New York City.[1] She was commissioned on May 27, 2011.[2]
History | |
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New York City Fire Department | |
Name | Bravest |
Owner | New York City |
Operator | New York City Fire Department |
Builder | SAFE Boats International |
Cost | $2.4 million |
Commissioned | May 27, 2011 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | fireboat |
Tonnage | 80,000 pounds (36 t) |
Length | 65 feet (20 m) |
Beam | 17 feet (5.2 m) |
Draft | 3.25 feet (0.99 m) |
Propulsion | waterjets |
Speed | 45 knots (83 km/h) |
The FDNY currently has four large fireboats, including the Bravest, supplemented by approximately a dozen smaller high speed patrol craft.[1] The two largest fireboats, Firefighter II and Three Forty Three, are among the largest and most powerful fireboats in the world. At 20 knots they are relatively fast. Bravest and FB Feehan, at appx. 65 feet, are comparable in size and power with many cities' largest fireboats, but have the high speed and shallow draft of a modern high speed patrol craft.
Bravest's shallow draft of just 1 metre means she can fight fires in the shallow waters off New York City's airports.[1][3]
Her nameplate was carved from a plate of steel recovered from the World Trade Center.[3]
Length: | 65 feet (20 m) |
Width: | 17 feet (5.2 m) |
Draft: | 3.25 feet (0.99 m) |
Air draft: | 14.5 feet (4.4 m) |
Speed: | 45 knots (83 km/h) |
Engines: | 3 x 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) diesels |
Propulsion | waterjets |
Gallons/minute: | 6000 |
Builder: | SAFE Boats International |
Cost: | $2.4 million |
Tonnage: | 80,000 pounds (36 t) |
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