NYFD. “THREE FORTY THREE” SIZE APPROX 17” LONG MADE TO SCALE

Description

FIRE DEPARTMENT NEW YORK  FDNY 343 THREE FORTY THREE 17”  LONG  APPROX. THIS BEAUTIFUL SCALE MODEL WAS MADE TO HONOR THE LIVES OF THE FIREMEN LOS DURING THE ATTACK TO THE TWIN TOWERS 9/11
THE SHIPS WERE COMMISSIONED BY THE FDNY
Three Forty Three
and
FireFighter II
History
New York City Fire Department
Name:
Three Forty Three
Operator:
New York City Fire Department
Awarded:
Dec. 28, 2007
Builder:
Eastern Shipbuilding Group
Yard number:
968
Laid down:
May 2008
Launched:
Sept. 11, 2009
Sponsored by:
Department of Homeland Security
Christened:
Sep. 11, 2009
Completed:
April, 2010
Acquired:
June 23, 2010
Commissioned:
May 26, 2010
In service:
Sept. 12, 2010
Homeport:
Pier 53, Hudson River
Identification:
MMSI number
:
367597230
Callsign
: WDH2404
Status:
In Service
Notes:
Predecessor:
John D. McKean
General characteristics
Class and type:
Ranger 4200
-class fireboat
Tonnage:
500 gt
Length:
140 ft (43 m)
[1]
Beam:
36 ft (11 m)
Draft:
9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power:
MTU
4x2000 HP engines
Propulsion:
Hundested 4 X Variable Pitch Propellers
Speed:
18 kn (21 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried:
Small Rescue Boat
Capacity:
20,000 gpm/50,000 gpm max
Crew:
7
Three Forty Three
is a
Ranger 4200
class
fireboat
that serves the
New York City Fire Department
as Marine Company 1.
[2]
Designed by
Robert Allan Ltd.
and built to replace the 1954
John D. McKean
,
it was commissioned at 0900 on September 11, 2010, exactly nine years after the
2001 terrorist attacks
. It is one of four
New York fireboats
currently in active service.
Namesake
The boat's name comes from the number of
FDNY
members killed in the line of duty on
September 11th, 2001
. For days following the terrorist attack the only water available to the area was provided by the FDNY's Marine Units.
Manufacturing
The
Three Forty Three
was built by
Eastern Shipbuilding
of
Panama City, Florida
, and is the largest single purpose fireboat built to date with the highest pumping capacity of any fireboat ever built. A sister vessel named
Fire Fighter II
was delivered and placed in service with Marine 9 in November 2010 to replace the 70-year-old
Fire Fighter
, which is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
, and represented the city's first major investment in new fireboats in 50 years.
[3]
Features
The 140-foot, 500-ton, million fast response boat is the country's largest fireboat, with a maximum speed of 18 knots. The
Three Forty Three
incorporates the latest technology available for marine vessels, including the capability of pumping 50,000 gallons of water per minute, nearly 30,000 gallons more than its predecessor. It has an operating crew of seven.
WELL DETAILED. WELL CRAFTED. A COLLECTORS ITEM. NOT A TOY
EACH MODEL IS ATTACHED TO A WOODEN BASE VIA BRASS PEDESTALS AND ENCLOSED IN AN ACRYLIC CLEAR COVER. HAS SPECS PLAQUE ATTACHED TO THE BASE.
COLLECTORS CHOICE.
THEY ARE READY FOR A DEN - OFFICE OR MAN CAVE. GREAT ADDITON TO ANY COLLECTION.
ALL MODELS WERE DISPLAYS IN OUR SHOWROOM. THEY MAY SHOW AGE BUT ARE NEW UNLESS SPECIFIED.  STORED FOR YEARS.
SHIPPING IS FREE IN THE LOWER 48 STATES.
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NOTE: THIS MODEL IS BRAND NEW.  WAS A DISPLAY IN OUR SHOWROOM.
FINAL SALE,
NO RETURNS.
NO CREDITS
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET.
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