The Thomas Kevill is a civilian fireboat commissioned in Norfolk, Virginia in 2013.[1] Norfolk is host to one of the US Navy's major ports.

She is named after Norfolk's first fire chief.[1]

She is 36 feet (11 m) long, and powered by a pair of 250 shaft horsepower (190 kW) outboard motors.[1] Her top speed is 40 knots (74 km/h). She mounts two remote controlled water cannons.

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  1. ^ a b c Roy Bahls (2013-06-23). "Norfolk's newest fireboat named for city's first fire chief". Virginia Pilot. Retrieved 2019-09-10.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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