During the early 20th century, large and powerful fireboats were operated in Duluth, Minnesota. In 1920 both the Duluth, Mesaba & Northern Railway Company and the Duluth & Iron Range Railway Company operated fireboats in Duluth, the '' William A. McGonacle'' and the ''

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''. In 2016 it was reported that the Duluth and Superior Fire Department would be receiving a modern powerful fireboat through a

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. In recent years firefighters had been reduced to fighting fires using only an inflatable boat. The ''Marine 19'', a fireboat, manufactured by

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, was delivered on May 8, 2019. She was built with the assistance of a

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