Deluge (fireboat, 1911)
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The Deluge was a fireboat operated, for decades, in Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2] When built, in 1911, her capacity to pump 12,000 gallons per minute made her one of the most powerful fireboats.[3][note 1]
In 1917 the Deluge played a key role in fighting a fire at Baltimore's historic Pier 9, that spread to the British freighter Kerry Range[3] She helped fight another fire, in 1917, near a munition plant.[4]
Notes
- Some 21st Century fireboats can pump around 50,000 gallons per minute, four times as much water.