John J. Harvey

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John J. Harvey is a fireboat formerly of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). She is one of the most powerful fireboats ever built, capable of pumping up to 18,000 gallons of water a minute. The boat famously returned to service following the September 11, 2001 attacks.[1][2]

New York Fire Department service

Launched in 1931, John J. Harvey served in the FDNY until she was brought out of service in 1994. She was named for marine fireman John J. Harvey, killed when a ship exploded during a fire. Among the marine fires at which she assisted were the Cunard Line pier fire in 1932, the burning of Template:SS in 1942, the ammunition ship Template:SS in 1943,[3] and the collision of the oil tankers Alva Cape and Texaco Massachusetts in 1966. Her official designation at the end of her career was Marine 2.

John J. Harvey was sold at auction in 1999 to a private consortium of marine preservationists determined to prevent her from being scrapped. She was restored and began hosting frequent public free trips on the river.[4] In June 2000 she was added to the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places.[5]

September 11, 2001

Shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the boat's owners asked FDNY officials for permission to assist in maritime evacuations from Ground Zero.[6] Meanwhile, firefighters had determined that the vast scale of destruction had damaged many fire mains, depriving fire crews of water. Officials radioed John J. Harvey, asking if her pumps still worked. Responding that they did, she was told to drop off her passengers as soon as possible and return to the disaster site, reactivating her official designation Marine 2. Alongside two other FDNY fireboats, Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., she pumped water at the site for 80 hours, until water mains were restored.[7]

The National Trust for Historic Preservation gave John J. Harvey a special National Preservation Award to recognize this incident, and the ship's response became the subject of a 2002 children's book.

Recent history

In 2018, she was repainted in a red and white dazzle pattern as part of an art project by Tauba Auerbach, in commemoration of the dazzle camouflage used on World War I ships.[8]

As of 2025, the fireboat is moored at North River Pier 66, on the Hudson River at 12th Avenue and 26th Street, alongside the Lightship Frying Pan at the barge for Pier 66 Maritime in Hudson River Park.

Gallery

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Further reading

External links

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