The New Yorker (fireboat)
FDNY fireboat The New Yorker, moored at Castle-Garden | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | The New Yorker |
| Owner | New York City |
| Operator | Fire Department of New York City |
| Launched | April 5, 1890 |
| In service | 1890 |
| Out of service | 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fireboat |
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The New Yorker was a fireboat operated by the Fire Department of New York City from 1890 to 1931. She was launched on April 5, 1890 in the presence of Fire Commissioner S. Howland Robbins.
Her pumps were capable of projecting 13,000 gallons per minute. As the Fire Department's most powerful vessel she was considered the fleet's flagship, until her retirement in 1931, when she was replaced by John J. Harvey.