Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. (fireboat)
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The Thomas A'lessandro Jr. was Baltimore, Maryland's first diesel fireboat.[1] She operated from 1956 to 2007.[2] She was able to pump 12,000 gallons per minute.
After her 2007 retirement, she sat in a scrapyard, but in 2020, the decision was made to cannibalize her wheelhouse and deckhouse and turn them into a museum exhibit.[2]
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is the daughter of the vessel's namesake.
References
- ↑ Frederick N. Rasmussen (August 4, 2007). "Fireboat is latest in a long, proud line". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 2019-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20190824021745/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2007-08-04-0708040056-story.html. Retrieved 2020-01-26. mirror
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Theo Hayes (2020-01-24). "Historic Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro Jr. fireboat preserved in Fire Museum". WBAL-TV (Lutherville-Timonium). Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125041357/https://www.wbaltv.com/article/historic-mayor-thomas-dalesandro-jr-fireboat-preserved-in-fire-museum/30654889. Retrieved 2020-01-26. "The boat was built in 1956 and for 51 years, it patrolled Baltimore waterways." mirror
