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]
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- ^ Frederick N. Rasmussen (August 4, 2007). "Fireboat is latest in a long, proud line". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
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Theo Hayes (2020-01-24). "Historic Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. fireboat preserved in Fire Museum". WBAL-TV. Lutherville-Timonium. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
The boat was built in 1956 and for 51 years, it patrolled Baltimore waterways.