Three Forty Three
Three Forty Three | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| New York City Fire Department | |
| Name | Three Forty Three |
| Operator | New York City Fire Department |
| Awarded | December 28, 2007 |
| Builder | Eastern Shipbuilding Group |
| Yard number | 968 |
| Laid down | May 2008 |
| Launched | September 11, 2009 |
| Sponsored by | United States Department of Homeland Security |
| Christened | September 11, 2009 |
| Completed | April, 2010 |
| Acquired | June 23, 2010 |
| Commissioned | May 26, 2010 |
| In service | September 12, 2010 |
| Homeport | Pier 53, Hudson River |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| Notes | Predecessor: John D. McKean |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ranger 4200-class fireboat |
| Tonnage | 500 GT |
| Length | 140 ft (43 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Installed power | 4 × MTU 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) engines |
| Propulsion | Hundested 4 × variable pitch propellers |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| 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. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. and built to replace the 1954 John D. McKean. It was commissioned at 0900 hours on September 11, 2010, exactly nine years after the 2001 terrorist attacks. It is one of the four New York fireboats currently active in service.