Zophar Mills
The Zophar Mills was a fireboat operated by the Fire Department of New York City from 1883 to 1958.[1][2] She was the department's first iron-hulled vessel and had a pumping capacity of 6,000 gallons per minute.[1][2]
 Zophar Mills in 1882. | |
| History | |
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| Name: | Zophar Mills |
| Operator: | Fire Department of New York City |
| Launched: | 1882 |
| In service: | 1883 |
| Out of service: | 1958 |
| Status: | Abandoned at Staten Island boat graveyard |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Fireboat |
| Length: | 120 feet (37 m) |
| Beam: | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| Draft: | 12 feet (3.7 m) |
According to some accounts, she was the first fireboat called to the burning of the PS General Slocum, where over a thousand people lost their lives.[3] Other accounts say the Abram S. Hewitt was the first fireboat to be dispatched.[1][2]
See also
- Fireboats in New York City
References
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"SHIP GRAVEYARD, ROSSVILLE, Staten Island". Forgotten NY. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
One of the rusting hulks, er, retired vessels is the fireboat Abram S. Hewitt, which was in active service from 1903-1958. The fireboat, named for NYC mayor Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) was built by New York Shipbuilding in Camden, NJ and launched the year the mayor died; she served in the NYC fireboat fleet until 1958. It was the last coal-burning fireboat in operation.
- Clarence E. Meek (July 1954). "Fireboats Through The Years". Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- "North Brother Island". Forgotten NY. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
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