David A. Boody (fireboat)

The David A. Boody was a fireboat operated on the North River, the lower portion of the Hudson River, within New York state.[1] She was built in 1892 for the Brooklyn Fire Department and was operated by the BFD until Brooklyn's fleet was merged with that of nearby New York City.

She was a wooden-hulled steam powered vessel, 106 feet (32 m) long, 23 feet (7.0 m) wide, and 7 feet (2.1 m) deep.[1] Her pumps could project 6,500 gallons per minute.

On October 22, 1905, the David Boody helped fight a fire that broke out aboard the lighter Joseph Codringham's cargo of barrels of oil. While other fireboats fought the fire on the lighter itself, the David Boody fought the burning oil that had spilled onto the river.[2]

She was retired in 1914, as a cost-saving measure.[3]

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References
  1. Clarence E. Meek (July 1954). "Fireboats Through The Years". Retrieved 2015-06-28. The second fireboat of the Brooklyn Department was the DAVID A. BOODY, built in 1892. She was a wooden boat with crews' quarters aboard and was 106 ft, in length with a 23 ft. beam and 7 ft. draught.
  2. "RIVER AFIRE.; Blazing Oil from a Lighter Threatens Ferryboats and Slips". The New York Times. 1905-10-22. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  3. "ADAMSON REDUCES EXPENSES BY $700,000; Cuts Down Fire Companies and Will Retire the Fireboat Boody". The New York Times. 1914-06-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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