CFAV Firebrand

For other uses see firebrand.

For Royal Naval vessels see HMS Firebrand.

The CFAV Firebrand (YTR 562) is a Fire class fireboat in the Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command. Firebrand is based in CFB Esquimalt, on Vancouver Island.^[1] Her sister ship CFAV Firebird (YTR 561) is based in CFB Halifax.

Her three water cannons can fire water, or fire suppressant foam from her two 250 gallon tanks.^[1]

Specifications^[1]

length

23.1 m

beam

6.4 m

draught

2.59 m

displacement

140 tonnes

propulsion

stern	2 x 365 hp azimuthing Z-drives
bow	1 x hydraulic tunnel bow thruster

speed

11 knots (20.37 km/h)

water cannons

3 x manually-controlled 3" (7.6cm) monitors

fire pumps

2 x diesel-driven, 2500 gpm @ 150 psi each

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Canadian Forces Small Ships — the Fire class YTR Rescue Boats", Canadian American Strategic Review. Retrieved on 2008-02-13. "Firebrand is a name with a heritage. The fireship Firebrand was launched in 1694 but the Crimea-era HMS Firebrand is better known."