The New Yorker (fireboat)
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_pg545_FIRE-BOAT_'NEW-YORKER'_AT_CASTLE-GARDEN_BULKHEAD.jpg) FDNY fireboat The New Yorker, moored at Castle-Garden | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | The New Yorker |
| Owner | New York City |
| Operator | Fire Department of New York City |
| Launched | April 5, 1890 |
| In service | 1890 |
| Out of service | 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fireboat |
The New Yorker was a fireboat operated by the Fire Department of New York City from 1890 to 1931.[1][2][3] She was launched on April 5, 1890 in the presence of Fire Commissioner S. Howland Robbins.[4]
Her pumps were capable of projecting 13,000 gallons per minute.[1] As the Fire Department's most powerful vessel she was considered the fleet's flagship, until her retirement in 1931, when she was replaced by John J. Harvey.