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Photos by Britton W Crosby
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Original Feature Posted April 26, 2004 - Re-launched January 28, 2012
Updated July 22, 2014
CONNECTICUT BOATS
BRANFORD
BRIDGEPORT
MYSTIC
NEW HAVEN
NORWALK
OLD SAYBROOK
STAMFORD
BRANFORD FIRE BOAT
Branford Fireboat
Branford, CT Fireboat was built at
Derecktor Shipyards in
Bridgeport, CT
and launched
in 2007.
1500 gpm pump - Twin Mercury 275 hp
BRIDGEPORT FIRE BOAT
Bridgeport operates a 2008 MetalCraft FireBrand 28 fire boat.
First Bridgeport Fireboat in history.
28 LOA - 10 beam
Twin Mercury 250 hp
1250 gpm
Bridgeport took delivery of this Safe Boats Defender 33 foot boat in 2013.
MYSTIC FIRE BOAT
Mystic Marine 1 - 232
2012 MetalCraft Firestorm 32
Approx 2000 gpm
Mystic, CT
"Marine One"
Joseph B Herman
Approx 1972 Privateer
Purchased second hand from Guilford CT - operated by Mystic FD approx 20 years
Replaced in 2012 by new boat
NEW HAVEN FIRE BOAT
New Haven
"Marine 1" - "Nathan Hale"
MetalCraft Marine Firestorm 36
4,800 gpm
NORWALK FIRE BOATS
New Boat 238 "Robert Bedell"
2012 42 foot North River Boats, Roseburg, OR
2400 gpm
Older Marine 2
24 foot
STAMFORD FIRE BOAT
The City of Stamford
Marine 236
2013 MetalCraft FireStorm32
1500 gpm
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