Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Fireboats of Detroit" in English language version.
The Detroit fireboat John Kendall was decommissioned in 1976 and the following year was purchased by Robert Massey of Pan Oceanic Engineering Corp, Alpena Michigan.
Admirers spoke Monday outside Detroit Public Safety Headquarters during a memorial ceremony (videos below) where Fire Commissioner Eric Jones said a new fireboat is named in his honor, Ariana Taylor reports for The News, which has a gallery of 24 photos.
The city's first fireboat, the Detroiter, built by the Craig Shipbuilding Company, went into service in the summer of 1892.
During the memorial, fire commissioner Eric Jones announced the newest fireboat, one that is faster and equipped with the latest technology to respond quickly and more effectively in searches, will be named after Johnson.
However, from 1959 to 1992, McAllister Towing and Salvage Incorporated would make the tug-boat James Battle (a former Detroit MI, fireboat with a 10,000-GPM capacity) available to the Montreal Fire Department upon request.
The Normac was originally built in 1902 as a fire tug called the James R. Elliott for the City of Detroit, according to the website shipbuildinghistory.com.
The city's first fireboat, the Detroiter, built by the Craig Shipbuilding Company, went into service in the summer of 1892.
However, from 1959 to 1992, McAllister Towing and Salvage Incorporated would make the tug-boat James Battle (a former Detroit MI, fireboat with a 10,000-GPM capacity) available to the Montreal Fire Department upon request.
The Normac was originally built in 1902 as a fire tug called the James R. Elliott for the City of Detroit, according to the website shipbuildinghistory.com.
The Detroit fireboat John Kendall was decommissioned in 1976 and the following year was purchased by Robert Massey of Pan Oceanic Engineering Corp, Alpena Michigan.
Admirers spoke Monday outside Detroit Public Safety Headquarters during a memorial ceremony (videos below) where Fire Commissioner Eric Jones said a new fireboat is named in his honor, Ariana Taylor reports for The News, which has a gallery of 24 photos.
During the memorial, fire commissioner Eric Jones announced the newest fireboat, one that is faster and equipped with the latest technology to respond quickly and more effectively in searches, will be named after Johnson.
