David A. Boody (fireboat)

The David A. Boody was a fireboat operated on the lower Hudson River.[1] She was built for, and first operated by, the Brooklyn Fire Department, until Brooklyn's fleet was merged with that of nearby New York City.

She was a wooden-hulled steam powered vessel, 106 feet (32 m) long, 23 feet (7.0 m) wide, and 7 feet (2.1 m) deep.[1] Her pumps could project 6,500 gallons per minute.

On October 22, 1905, the David Boody helped fight a fire that broke out aboard the lighter Joseph Codringham's cargo of barrels of oil.[2] While other fireboats fought the fire on the lighter itself, the David Boody fought the burning oil that had spilled onto the river.

She was retired in 1914, as a cost-saving measure.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Clarence E. Meek (July 1954). "Fireboats Through The Years". Retrieved 2015-06-28. The second fireboat of the Brooklyn Department was the DAVID A. BOODY, built in 1892. She was a wooden boat with crews' quarters aboard and was 106 ft, in length with a 23 ft. beam and 7 ft. draught.
  2. ↑ "River Afire". New York Times. 1905-10-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  3. ↑ "ADAMSON REDUCES EXPENSES BY $700,000; Cuts Down Fire Companies and Will Retire the Fireboat Boody". New York Times. 1914-06-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
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