&sq=(Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations)&lang=en&file=File:Cotter2017.jpg) Edward M. Cotter escorting USS Little Rock (LCS-9).
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| History | |
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| Name | William S. Grattan (Engine 20) |
| Operator | Buffalo Fire Department |
| Builder | Crescent Shipbuilding of Elizabeth City, New Jersey |
| Cost | $91,000 |
| Laid down | March 24, 1900 |
| Sponsored by | Virginia Pearson |
| Christened | September 1, 1900 by Lucia Virginia Malone |
| In service |
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| Out of service | 1928-1930 |
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| Homeport | Buffalo, NY |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fireboat |
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| Length | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) |
| Ice class | 1.5 in (38.1 mm) thick belt line of Swedish steel around the icebreaking part of the hull |
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Edward M. Cotter | |
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| Location | Buffalo, New York |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Crescent Shipbuilding Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000968 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 28, 1996[1] |
| Designated NHL | June 28, 1996[2] |
Edward M. Cotter is a fireboat in use by the Buffalo Fire Department at Buffalo, New York, United States. Originally named William S. Grattan, it was built in 1900 by the Crescent Shipyard of Elizabeth Port, New Jersey. Due to age, it was rebuilt in 1953 and renamed Firefighter upon its return to service. The following year it was renamed Edward M. Cotter.[3] its namesake, Edward Cotter, was a Buffalo firefighter and leader of the local firefighters union who had recently died.
Edward M. Cotter is considered to be the oldest active fireboat in the world and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996.[2][4][5] Along with its firefighting duties, during the winter Edward M. Cotter is used as an icebreaker on Buffalo's rivers. Edward M. Cotter mounts five fire monitors that are capable of pumping 15,000 US gallons per minute (0.95 m3/s; 12,000 imp gal/min).[6][7] It can often be seen sailing out of its berth and south-west to Lake Erie, returning north through the breakwall and firing its fire monitors.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Edward M. Cotter". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
renamewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Summary of legislation. Assembly Minority Research Services, New York State Assembly. 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
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James P. Delgado (January 27, 1989). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Edward M. Cotter" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) and Accompanying 11 photos, exterior and interior, from 1920 to 1989. (585 KiB) - ^ "Fireboat Edward M. Cotter". Penn Dixie's Miss Buffalo Nature Cruise and Buffalo Lighthouse Tour. June 8, 2003. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
- ^ "The World's largest Dyngus Day squirt gun". April 4, 2007. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
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