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''Ralph J. Scott'', also formerly known as Fireboat #2, is a fireboat that was attached to the Los Angeles Fire Department serving the Port of Los Angeles. She was retired in 2003 after 78 years and replaced by ''Warner L. Lawrence''. ''Ralph J. Scott'' is on display near the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro. On 30 June 1989, she was listed as a National Historic Landmark.〔 As of 2012, the National Historic Landmark is currently in need of volunteers to complete the restoration process. She is currently located at the Los Angeles Fire Department, Fire Station 112, at 444 South Harbor Blvd, Berth 86, San Pedro, California, 90731 ==Description== She is long and can pump . Her namesake is a former Chief Engineer of the LAFD.〔 On 6 May 1924 voters approved a $400,000 bond issue for construction of a fireboat, a station to house it and auxiliary apparatus. Following completion of L. E. Caverly's designs dated 31 January 1925, a $214,000 contract was awarded to the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. (Todd Shipyard) in San Pedro. The contract called for a 1 October 1925 delivery date. At 10:25 a.m., 25 October 1925, Mrs. Ralph J. Scott christened ''Los Angeles City No. 2'' by breaking a bottle of fire-extinguishing foam across the bow. Commissioned 2 December 1925 ''Los Angeles City No. 2'' went into service 25 days later with a crew of 14, including a captain, a pilot, a mate, two engineers and nine firemen. The triple screw, white-painted fireboat was riveted steel construction. Her length is 99.3 feet, beam 19 feet, depth of hold 9 feet, 152 gross tons and fuel capacity 2,156 gallons. Originally ''Los Angeles City No. 2'' was powered by seven 350-horsepower, 6-cylinder in-line Winton gasoline engines. Three of these Wintons drove the center, port and starboard propellers for a top rated speed of (the fastest fireboat afloat). The four other Wintons operated the forward-mounted pumps. Increased pumping capacity resulted from the dual capability of the two wing propulsion engines when they were switched from propulsion to pumping mode. There are six Byron Jackson four-stage centrifugal pumps mounted in pairs forward of the propulsion system. Each is rated at at , for a total output of . In 1945 the seven Winton propulsion engines were replaced by Hall Scott engines. Two V-12 Hall Scott Defenders drive the outboard screws. A 6-cylinder in-line Hall Scott Invader drives the center screw. The six Byron Jackson four-stage centrifugal pumps, mounted in pairs forward of the propulsion system are driven as follows: *Pumps numbers 1 through 4 are driven by one of the 275 hp 6-cylinder in-line Hall Scott Invaders. *Pumps numbers 5 and 6 are driven by one of the 625 hp V-12 Hall Scott Defenders. Mounting 5 monitor guns, including a tower gun which could be extended above water level, ''Los Angeles City No. 2'' was one of the first large fireboats powered by gasoline. Carrying of fuel, the fireboat featured a safety system that completely changed the air in the engine room every five minutes as a precaution against leaking gasoline vapors. A further safeguard against below-deck fires was a bank of 18 carbon dioxide extinguishing agent cylinders forward of the water tower. Beginning in 1975 the gasoline engines were replaced with diesels and by 1978 two V-12 Cummins, three 6-cylinder in-line Cummins and two V-12 2-cycle Detroits power the fireboat. ''Ralph J. Scott'' carries breathing apparatus, forcible entry tools, heavy stream appliances, a bank of eighteen CO2 cylinders (now removed), flood light, smoke ejector equipment, syphon ejectors, drag and grappling hooks, two Mystery nozzles, and tips up to 6 inches for the largest deck turret. Four reels carry of various sized hose. The boat is equipped with 24 hose outlets (12 port and 12 starboard) and 5 large deck guns. Big Bertha, mounted on the wheelhouse could deliver via a nozzle. The tower turret, believed to be the first, or at least one of the first, fireboat towers in the nation, rises to a height of above the water. When she was retired, she had to be removed from the water due to the condition of her rivets and the lack of skilled labor to hand rivet the hull. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ralph J. Scott (fireboat)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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