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As a major port the city of San Diego has operated fireboats in San Diego, since its first fireboat, the ''Bill Kettner''.〔 The fireboat, named after San Diego's Congressional Representatives William Kettner. The vessel was built by the city's own firefighters in their own workshop.〔 She was commissioned in 1919. The ''Point Loma II'' a small patrol vessel, with a modest pumping capacity, served from 1957 to 1977.〔 She had a single water cannon, only capable of pumping 1,200 gallons per hour.〔 The ''Bill Kettner'' was retired in 1961, when she was replaced by the ''Shelter Island''.〔 The ''Shelter Island'' had a two water cannon, capable of pumping 2,000 gallons per minute and 1,000 gallons per minute.〔 A third vessel, the ''Harbor Island'' was also put into service.〔 She had a single water cannon, capable of pumping 2000 gallons per minute. On November 22, 2010 the city accepted 2 new fireboats, to be operated by the San Diego Harbor Police.〔〔 The vessels were paid for by an anti-terrorism grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The two new vessels have three water cannon. They were scheduled to replace three older, less capable vessels, that had been in service for 35 years. The Harbor Police's area of responsibility includes San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Coronada. In 2011 the City of San Diego agreed to accept an additional three more vessels, under another grant from the Department of Homeland Security. On June 26, 2015, a new high speed vessel christened the ''Marine 3'' began operation by San Diego's Lifeguard department.〔 The vessel is equipped for both search and rescue and firefighting duties. She is equipped with infrared and other sensors, for helping find missing sailors and lost boats. Her two water cannon, each capable of pumping 12,000 gallons per minute, can be remotely controlled from her cabin. The lifeguard department's previous rescue and fire vessel had just a single water cannon, capable of pumping only 500 gallons per minute. The vessel cost $1 million. Her projected life is 25 years. ==See also== * Fireboats of Baltimore * Fireboats of Boston * Fireboats of Chicago * Fireboats of Connecticut * Fireboats of Detroit * Fireboats of Houston * Fireboats of Jacksonville, Florida * Fireboats of Long Beach, California * Fireboats of New Orleans * Fireboats of New York City * Fireboats of Philadelphia * Fireboats of San Francisco * Fireboats of Toronto * Fireboats of Vancouver * Fireboats on the Mississippi River system ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fireboats of San Diego」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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