Zophar Mills
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FDNY fireboat Zophar Mills in 1882.
The Zophar Mills was a fireboat operated by the Fire Department of New York City from 1903 to 1958.[1][2] She was the department's first iron-hulled vessel.
She was commissioned on April 14, 1883, and retired on September 4, 1934.[1][2]
According to some accounts, she was the first fireboat called to the burning of the PS General Slocum, where over a thousand people lost their lives.[3] Other accounts say the Abram S. Hewitt was the first fireboat to be dispatched.[1][2]
| length | 120 feet (37 m) |
| width | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| draft | 12 feet (3.7 m) |
| pumping capacity | 6,000 gallons per minute |
See also
- Fireboats in New York City
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