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''Duwamish'' was one of the most powerful fireboats in the United States several times over her 75-year working life.〔 〕 She is the second oldest vessel designed to fight fires in the USA, after ''Edward M. Cotter'', in Buffalo, New York.〔 〕 ==Career== ''Duwamish'' was built in 1909 for the Seattle Fire Department in Richmond Beach, Washington, just north of Seattle.〔 〕 She was powered by "double vertical (compound) marine steam engines" capable of driving her at .〔 She was equipped with three American LaFrance steam piston pumps rated at a capacity of each. She was originally designed to ram and sink burning wooden vessels, as a last resort, and was equipped with a ram bow for doing so. On July 30, 1914, ''Duwamish'' was involved in fighting the fire on the Grand Trunk Pacific dock. In the 1930s, as a cost-saving measure, the Seattle City Council directed that ''Duwamish'' be used as a tug to push the city's garbage scow.〔 〕 After an upgrade in 1949, the pumps delivered a total of .〔 〕〔 〕 This capacity was only exceeded in 2003 by the Los Angeles Fire Department's ''Warner Lawrence'', which delivers . ''Duwamish'' is long with a beam and a draft.〔 Her registered gross tonnage is . 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「Duwamish (fireboat)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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