Protector (fireboat)
fireboat commissioned in 2016 in Long Beach, California
The City of Long Beach, California started to operate a new fireboat, now known as the Protector, in May 2014.
The vessel was known as Fireboat 20, until she was officially commissioned, on June 8, 2016.
A sister ship will follow within a year.
The two new vessels will replace the Challenger and the Liberty, commissioned in 1987.
The earlier vessels had a troubled maintenance record.
She will be one of the most powerful fireboats in the world.
Protector is propelled by a pair of Voith-Schneider propellers, an advanced propulsion system that bears some resemblance to helicopter propulsion, and enable instantaneous changes in the propeller thrust.
She is 108 feet long, with a maximum speed of 13 knots. Her ten water cannon can pump 41,000 gallons per minute, more than four times as much as her predecessors. She is able to throw her water up to 236 feet (72 m) in the air, and up to 580 feet (180 m) away.
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