America United (fireboat)
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America United is a fireboat commissioned in Boston in 2011, by the Massachusetts Port Authority.[1] Her name was chosen to honor the passengers on board one of the airliners destroyed when Al-Qaeda attacked ordinary United States citizens on September 11, 2001.
She was 80 feet long, and can project more than 6000 gallons per minute.[2]
References
- ↑ Jaime Lutz. Massport unveils new fireboat named in memory of Sept. 11 victims, 2011-11-21. Retrieved on 2023-12-22. “'American United,' a 79-foot aluminium Ranger 2400, can travel at 24 knots and includes 30 life rafts, two 3,000-gallon-per-minute pumps for fighting fires, and a foam injection system. The boat will replace the 40-year-old 'Howard W. Fitzpatrick.'”
- ↑ FIREBOATS: Massport Boston, Cape Cod Fireboats. Retrieved on 2023-12-22.