Duwamish (fireboat)

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Duwamish (fireboat)
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Duwamish fireboat at the Hiram Chittenden Locks, Seattle, WA.
Duwamish fireboat at the Hiram Chittenden Locks, Seattle, WA.
Location: Lake Washington Ship Canal, Chittenden Locks, Seattle, WA
Coordinates: 47°39′56.71″N 122°23′38.76″W / 47.6657528, -122.3941Coordinates: 47°39′56.71″N 122°23′38.76″W / 47.6657528, -122.3941
Built/Founded: 1909
Architect: Richmond Beach Shipbuilding Co.
Designated as NHL: June 30, 1989[1]
Added to NRHP: June 30, 1989[2]
NRHP Reference#: 89001448
Governing body: Local

The Duwamish reigned as one of the most powerful fireboats in the United States several times over her 75-year working life.[citation needed] Built in 1909 in Seattle for the Seattle Fire Department, she was equipped with three American LaFrance steam piston pumps rated at a capacity of 3,000 gallons per minute (11,000 lpm) each.[citation needed] After an upgrade in 1949, the pumps delivered a total of 22,800 gallons per minute (86,300 lpm).[citation needed] This capacity was only exceeded in 2003 by the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Warner Lawrence, which delivers 38,000 gallons per minute (143,000 lpm).[citation needed]

Duwamish is 120 feet (64 m) long with a 28-foot (8.5 m) beam and a 9.6-foot (2.9 m) draft.[citation needed] Her registered gross tonnage is 322 tons (292 metric ton). Retired in 1985, Duwamish was purchased by the Puget Sound Fireboat Foundation, which is maintaining and restoring the vessel.[citation needed] The Duwamish is active in the local Sea Scouts organization, a program of the Boy Scouts of America.[citation needed] The vessel is moored at South Lake Union Park in Seattle. Visitors may board the vessel when volunteer staff is available.[citation needed]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[1][3]

It is a city landmark.[citation needed]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b DUWAMISH (Fireboat). National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ James P. Delgado (July 9, 1988), National Register of Historic Places Registration: Duwamish / Fireboat DuwamishPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1988 and 1929PDF (32 KB)

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