Pictures from the Fireboat John J. Harvey

[SteveOFD 176]

Here are some of the pictures I took last weekend 6/12/10 while onboard the Fireboat John J. Harvey.

view of port side

one of five motors

two fo the five motors looking aft

Engineer's station below deck

Engine Room Motor Control signaling

corresponding Motor Control signal in Wheelhouse

pump pressure signaling in Engine Room. Note the chain drive above that goes up to the Wheelhouse. This is the same for the Motor Control signaling in the above pictures.

pump pressure signaling in the Wheelhouse

Before the crew started up the motors one of the crew pointed out various points in the Engine Room. One point of interest was that when the boat was built in 1931 German engineering was highly regarded, and some of the valves in this boat are from Germany. The above picture of a water valve clearly shows a German swastika (botom center). From what the crewmember told me the swastika was originally a symbol denoting German craftsmanship.

Another point of interest is that the diesel motors are cylinder opposed, which means that each cylinder has two pistons. Both pistons compress to ignite the fuel, as opposed to single cylinder diesels which a single piston compresses against the cylinder head.

These are some of the water valves leading to the monitors

Bow monitor

Three monitors on "The Tower"

View of "The Tower"

Center monitors with Tower to the left

view of the Wheelhouse

Tower monitors flowing water

Fireboat.org, the website of the John J. Harvey. Lots of info on this site, check it out for the history of this boat.

Looking South at the George Washington Bridge while tied up a the Yonkers Pier

Edited June 20, 2010 by SteveOFD