John J. Harvey

Fireboat John J. Harvey
History
New York City Fire Department
Name	John J. Harvey
Namesake	John J. Harvey
Port of registry	New York City, United States
Ordered	1928
Builder	Todd Shipbuilding
Cost	$594,000
Laid down	1930
Launched	October 6, 1931
Commissioned	December 17, 1931
In service	December 17, 1931
Out of service	1995
Renamed	Engine 57 (1931) Engine 86 (1938) Marine 2 (1959)(2001)
Reclassified	Museum ship
Refit	1957
Reinstated	Temporary return to service 9/11/2001
Homeport	North River Pier 66, New York City (As of 2019)
Nickname(s)	The "Harvey"
Honors and awards	National Preservation Award
Status	FDNY retired
General characteristics
Type	Fireboat
Displacement	268 net tons
Length	130 ft (40 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power	5 Fairbanks - Morse opposed piston Model 38F5¼ which consist of 8 cylinders with 16 pistons.
Propulsion	Twin screws
Speed	18 knots
Capacity	18,000gpm
Armament	Eight deck monitors and 24 large connections for fire hose
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Coordinates	40°45′0″N 74°0′39″W / 40.75000°N 74.01083°W / 40.75000; -74.01083
Built	1931
Built by	Todd Shipyards
Architect	Henry J. Gielow
NRHP reference No.	00000576[1]
Added to NRHP	June 15, 2000

John J. Harvey is a fireboat formerly of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) in New York City, famed for returning to service following the September 11, 2001 attacks.^[2][3] She is one of the most powerful fireboats ever built, capable of pumping up to 18,000 gallons of water a minute.