David Campbell (1912 fireboat)

For other uses, see David Campbell.
David Campbell, George Williams, on the Willamette River.

The David Campbell was a fireboat built in 1912 for Oregon's Portland Fire and Rescue.[1] She was a steam-powered vessel, built in a Michigan shipyard, disassembled, shipped in pieces, and reassembled in Portland. Her engines could develop 1,200 shaft horsepower (890 kW).

The David Campbell had two identical sister ships, the Mike Laudenklos and the Karl Gunster.[2][3] Following her retirement, in 1928, the David Campbell was converted to a schooner, and remains afloat, in Alaska.[1] She was replaced by another vessel, or the same name, that remained in use at least until 2012.[4]

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  1. ^ a b John Clutter (2012-08-28). "The Express at Chignik Bay, Alaska". National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-18. Originally built as the Portland Oregon fireboat DAVID CAMPBELL at Michigan in 1912 as hull #52 by the Johnston Bros Boiler Company.
  2. ^ "David Campbell Fireboat, 1927". Vintage Portland. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-03-19. The David Campbell was one of three identical fireboats built using this plan and they patrolled the Willamette River during the middle part of the 20th Century.
  3. ^ "Portland fire boat DAVID CAMPBELL, Portland, Oregon". University of Washington. Retrieved 2017-03-19. The DAVID CAMPBELL was a steam fireboat of steel construction. She was built at Portland in 1913. Her machinery could develop 1,200 housepower. She remained in service until 1928 (p. 224). Notes from Gordon Newell, ed., The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle: Superior Publishing Co, 1966).
  4. ^ Nik J. Miles (2012-07-30). "NW32TV presents "The David Campbell Fire Boat" with Nik J. Miles". NW32TV. Retrieved 2017-03-19.