Built by Saro (Anglesey) Ltd for service of London Fire Brigade; length oa 69 ft, beam 13 ft, draft 3 ft 8 in., gross 45.18 tons, speed 11 1/2 knots; fire pumps provide total of 4000 gpm when operating at 100 psi; 2 Dorman main engines each develop 228 bhp. (see also Engineer v 211 n 5495 May 19 1961 p 821-2)


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    Title :

    New thames fireboat "firebrace"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1961


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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