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DETROIT FIRE BOATS 9/2016 by Keith Weisgerber Detroit’s first fire boat was the Detroiter, which was built by the Craig Ship Building Company of Toledo, Ohio, and commissioned in 1893. The Detroiter was 115’ long, she had two boilers, two engines, and two sets of pumps. The wood hull boat cost $31,765, and was manned by a crew of twelve. The boat was rebuilt in 1902. The James Battle was launched at the Detroit Ship Building Company in Wyandotte, October 13, 1900. The boat was 122’ long with a beam of 25’, and ca 11’ draft. Her two pumps were built by Thomas Manning Company of Cleveland, Ohio and were capable of 2,900 g.p.m. each. In 1936, the power of the pumps were dieselized, long before the national trend. The boat was retired in 1940. The James R. Elliott was rebuilt from the original Detroiter in 1902 by the Jenks Ship Building Company. The equipment from the Detroiter was placed in a new steel hull. Her engines built by Cowles Engineering Company of Brooklyn New York, and non-condensing steam engine from the fire boat she had manning pumps. 110.0 long, 25.0 beam, 12.0 depth. Powered by 1893 Cowles double high pressure. She served until 1930. Sold to Owen Sound Transportation in 1930 and converted to passenger ferry by Georgian Bay Shipbuilding Co. Steam engine replaced with 5 cylinder Fairbanks Morse diesel engine. She entered service as the Normac and operated between Owen Sound and Tobemory Ontario. In 1968 was sold to Don Lee and moved to Wallaceburg Ont. In 1969 John Letnik bought the Normac and converted it to a Floating restaurant in Toronto. Opened as Captain Johns Harbour Boat Restaurant at foot of Yonge street. The ferry Trillium had a power failure and struck the Normac broadside putting a hole below the waterline. Two weeks later the hull patch failed and she sank at the dock. Sometime in 1984 the hull was refloated and used as a restaurant in Cleveland with a new upper deck. The restaurant was moved in 1995 to Port Dalhouise and named Riverboat. The boat was later renamed Tokyo Joes. A suspicious fire broke out December 28, 2011 completely gutting the boat, $500,000 loss. The John Kendall was built by the Toledo Ship Building Company and placed in service in 1930. The boat cost $279,800. On her first trip up river she broke 12” of ice at six knots speed. Her length was 135’, beam 29’ and draft of 11’6”. The main pumps could supply water to 5 Morse turret nozzles, four on the deck and one on a 30’ tower on the stern. She has one screw 9’ in size. Top speed of 17 knots. The boat served until 1976. In October, 1970 a 21’ Jet fire boat the Louisia St. Clair was donated by the Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It was powered by a Chrysler v-8 Engine. It had one front deck Turret gun. In 1977 the boat was given to the Detroit Police Department. The Curtis Randolph is the current fire boat. The cost was 1,600,000 and was built by the Peterson Fire Boat Company. The new aluminum boat is 77’10” long with a beam of 22’, and a draft of 5’9”. She carries 1,520 gallons of fuel to feed her diesel engines. Total horse power is 1,540. The Randolph displaces 153,000 tons of water. The boat carries foam and boasts a 50’ boom ladder. She has twin screws. She can be manned by a crew of two. .

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