Jack Buck (fireboat)
Fireboat operated by the St. Louis Fire Department
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The Jack Buck is a fireboat operated by the St. Louis Fire Department in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
The Jack Buck in 2012. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 St. Louis Fire Department | |
| Name | Jack Buck |
| Namesake | Jack Buck |
| Owner | St. Louis Fire Department |
| Operator | STLFD Marine Division |
| Builder | MetalCraft Marine |
| Launched | May 17, 2003 |
| In service | in active service |
| Home port | Port of St. Louis |
| Status | in Use |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 27 feet (8.2 m) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Crew | 6 |
She was commissioned On May 17, 2003.[2] At that time she was the fire department's largest vessel, even though the city described her as a "Boston Whaler". She is 27 feet (8.2 m) long.
In 2010 the Jack Buck helped extinguish a fire that destroyed the excursion boat Robert E. Lee.[3]