John D. McKean (fireboat)
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John D. McKean is a fireboat that served the New York City Fire Department as Marine Company 1.[3] She is named after John D. Mckean, who died in a 1953 steam explosion while trying to save a predecessor fireboat, the George B. McClellan.[4]
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History | |
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New York City Fire Department | |
Name | Marine 1 John D. McKean |
Operator | New York City Fire Department |
Builder | John H. Mathis |
Laid down | 1954 |
Out of service | 2010 |
Homeport | Foot Of Bloomfield St., Manhattan |
Status | Undergoing restoration |
Notes | Predecessor: George B. McClellan Successor: Three Forty Three |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 334.75 gross tons |
Length | 129 ft (39 m) |
Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Height | 47.5 ft (14.5 m) |
Draft | 9.5 ft (2.9 m) |
Propulsion | Twin 1,000 HP Enterprise direct reversible diesel engines |
Speed | 16 mph |
Capacity | 19,000 gpm[1] |
Crew | 7 |
Time to activate | 1.5 minutes[2] |
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