As a significant Great Lakes port there has been a need for fireboats in Milwaukee.[1]

Fireboats in Milwaukee[2]
imagenameentered
service
retirednotes
Cataract18891903
fireboat 1718931930
fireboat 2318971922
fireboat 1519031952
fireboat 2919061948
Torrent19221949Presviously served a private railroad in Two Harbors, Minnesota[3]
Deluge19491984[4][5][6][7]
Roamer19631984Initially powered by waterjets, her propulsion had to be converted to conventional propellers.[8]
fireboat 119841993This was a military surplus amphibious truck
Fireboat 12007Metalcraft Marine 36' fireboat

References

  1. Michael Horne (2018-02-22). "Third Ward Firehouse Conversion Approved: 1915 riverfront building at foot of Water Street Bridge to become three unit "family retreat."". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved 2018-02-23. The old building served as the headquarters of the city's water-borne fire fighting fleet, and for other municipal functions. Its final use was as a lifeboat station in 1984.
  2. "Milwaukee Fireboat #23 - August F. Janssen". 2007. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17.
  3. Frank Alexander King (1972). The Missabe Road: The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816640836. Retrieved 2016-08-29. The other two, the William A. McGonagle and the Torrent, were somewhat unusual in that they were equipped for firefighting.
  4. George Archer (1949-04-01). "Deluge Is Launched at Bay City, Mich. Is Duly Christened and Will Be Ready in May". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 25. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  5. Mary Ann Cahill (1978-08-08). "Fireboat System Something Special". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 40. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  6. Paul Bargren (1984-02-09). "Old city fireboat retires in October". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 12. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  7. Bruce Gill (1986-03-08). "Firefighter boat called unsafe by union chief". The Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  8. Wayne Mutza (2005). Milwaukee Fire Department. Arcadia Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 9780738534343. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
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