Fireboat "Deluge"
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Members .of .Engine .Co. 39. in front of. quarters at. Fort McHenry in. 1930.
Their .Fireboat,. Deluge,. rides at. her berth behind them.. Note hose hanging
to dry from the aft monitor tower on the boat. None of the Fireboat Stations
were equipped with a hose tower.-----------------------------------------------------------
Their .Fireboat,. Deluge,. rides at. her berth behind them.. Note hose hanging
to dry from the aft monitor tower on the boat. None of the Fireboat Stations
were equipped with a hose tower.-----------------------------------------------------------
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Engine Co. 39, with. their .Fireboat Deluge,. battles a .pier fire with all .four
monitors in 1933.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
monitors in 1933.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
..In 1937, under a PWA appropriation, the Deluge was placed out of service to have here boilers converted from coal to oil burning, returning to service in October. She was the last of the three steam Fireboats to be so equipped.
..During this out of service period, Engine Co. 39’s one story wood frame station at Fort McHenry was demolished and a new two story house erected on the same site. The wood shingle, and stucco covered two story building was completed for the boats return to service.
..During this out of service period, Engine Co. 39’s one story wood frame station at Fort McHenry was demolished and a new two story house erected on the same site. The wood shingle, and stucco covered two story building was completed for the boats return to service.
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Engine. Co. 39, with the Fireboat .Deluge, operating on 4 alarm fire, .at .the
J. S. Young Co., 2100 Boston Street on May 11, 1939.-----------------------------
J. S. Young Co., 2100 Boston Street on May 11, 1939.-----------------------------
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Deluge conducting .a .water display at .the dedication of. the new .Fireboat
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., in September of 1956.----------------------------
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., in September of 1956.----------------------------
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Deluge at her berth, Fort McHenry, shortly before being decommissioned in
1960.. In the final days of .the steamboat era,. most of .the brass,. including
monitor barrels and nozzles were painted white..-------------------------------------
1960.. In the final days of .the steamboat era,. most of .the brass,. including
monitor barrels and nozzles were painted white..-------------------------------------
..On August 27, 1960, Engine Company 39's new Fireboat, "Mayor J. Harold Grady", arrived in Baltimore from Long Island, NY. At 8:40 AM on August 29, 1960, she was placed in service at which time the Deluge was decommissioned after 49 years of service with Engine 39.
