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HMCS Rouille
The ''Rouille'' (later HMCS ''Rouille'') was a Canadian fireboat. She was a steam-powered vessel, built in Collingwood, Ontario on October 26, 1929. She served in Toronto, up until World War II. During World War II the ''Rouille'' was transferred to Halifax, Nova Scotia, the port where most Atlantic convoys assembled. According to the Maritime History of the Great Lakes she sank off Cape Smoky, Nova Scotia, during bad weather, on March 11, 1954. References External links *{{commons category-inline, Rouille (ship, 1929) Fireboats of Canada Transport in Halifax, Nova Scotia 1929 ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fireboat Rouille In 1941
A fireboat or Fire-float_Pyronaut, fire-float is a specialized watercraft with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. The first fireboats, dating to the late 18th century, were tugboats, retrofitted with firefighting equipment. Older designs derived from tugboats and modern fireboats more closely resembling seafaring ships can both be found in service today. Some departments would give their multi-purpose craft the title of "fireboat" also. They are frequently used for firefighting, fighting fires on Dock (maritime), docks and shore side warehouses as they can directly attack fires in the supporting underpinnings of these structures. They also have an effectively unlimited supply of water available, pumping directly from below the hull. Fireboats can be used to assist shore-based firefighters when other water is in low supply or is unavailable, for example, due to earthquake breakage of water mains, as happened in San Francisco due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
