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FDNY Boat Named for Feehan ew York City Fire Department ment, from probationary ? re? ghter up to lieutenant with FDNY Marine Company “but this lets ‘Chief’ Feehan’s family newest ? reboat, William M. ? re commissioner, and was said to have 6 as well a liaison to MetalCraft for the know that we’re remembering him in

NFeehan, has been completed by known the location of every ? re hydrant build of the new vessel. a special way.” The vessel is a slightly shipbuilder MetalCraft Marine. William in New York – a true “? reman’s ? re- “We’ll never forget any of the ? re- scaled-down version of MetalCraft’s

M. Feehan was a FDNY ? re? ghter lost man,” according to Salvatore Pastore, a ? ghters we lost that day,” Pastore said, staple FireStorm 70. in the September 11 World Trade Cen- ter attacks. Feehan, who at 71 was the oldest of 343 ? re? ghters to pass away in the line of duty on September 11, 2001.

The vessel’s nameplate, displayed prom-

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FDNY’s new ? reboat, William M. Fee- han, features a nameplate milled from an I-beam lifted from the rubble of the

World Trade Center.

(Photo: MetalCraft Marine)

William M. Feehan

Main Particulars

Length .......................................... 66 ft.

Width ............................................ 18 ft.

Depth ...............................................3 ft.

Hull ........................Aluminum Monohull

Maximum speed ..........................41 kts ENABLING

Cruising speed .............................32 kts

Main engines ......... (3) C-18 Caterpillar ....................................at 1,150 hp each

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Water jets .......(3) HJ 403 Hamilton jets

Gears ....................ZF transmission 665

Fire pump engine ...........C-9 Caterpillar ................................................at 510 hp ECOSYSTEM_

Pumps (2) Darley model ZSP 3,000 gpm at 150 psi ..that can dispense foam to one or both pumps

Fuel ...................................twin 500 gal.

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Potable water..............................25 gal.

Fire monitor .......................................(1)

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Stang ? re monitor roof-mounted remote more productive. In short, just a lot smarter. Visit inmarsat.com operated with 5,000 gpm at 80 psi www.marinelink.com 53

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