American United (fireboat)
American United is a Ranger-class Robert Allan Ltd. designed fireboat built to serve the Massachusetts Port Authority as a replacement to Massport Marine Unit 1, the Howard W. Fitzpatrick. It was scheduled to be placed in service in June 2011, and was delivered October 11, 2011, due to the complexity of the build.[6][7][8][9][10]
 American United | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | American United |
| Operator | Massachusetts Port Authority |
| Awarded | Dec. 28, 2007 |
| Builder | A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd. |
| Sponsored by | Department of Homeland Security |
| Acquired | October 11, 2011[1] |
| Homeport | Boston, MA |
| Identification |
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| Status | Delivered, Not in Service[2] |
| Notes | Predecessor: Howard W. Fitzpatrick |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fireboat |
| Length | 24 m (79 ft)[3] |
| Beam | 6.76 m (22.2 ft) |
| Draft | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Installed power | 2 × 1,450 BHP C32 and 2 × 873 BHP C18 Caterpillar[4] |
| Propulsion | 4 × 5 Blade Fixed Pitch Propellers, ZF Reduction Gears. |
| Speed | 24 kn (28 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 30 × Switlik life rafts |
| Capacity | 2 × 3,000 U.S. gpm firepumps [5] |
Manufacturing
The American United was built by A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd. of Meteghan River, Nova Scotia
Purpose
The vessel is intended to support Logan Airport firefighting, search and rescue, EMS, and Port Security capability.[11]
References
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- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
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- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
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- "Maritime News".
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