Duwamish is a retired fireboat in the United States. She is the second oldest vessel designed to fight fires in the US, after Edward M. Cotter, in Buffalo, New York. Career Duwamish was built in 1909 for the Seattle Fire Department in Richmond Beach, Washington, just north of Seattle. She was powered by "double vertical (compound) marine steam engines" capable of driving her at . She was equipped with three American LaFrance steam piston pumps rated at a capacity of each. She was originally designed to ram and sink burning wooden vessels, as a last resort, and was equipped with a ram bow for doing so. On July 30, 1914, Duwamish was involved in fighting the fire on the Grand Trunk Pacific dock. In the 1930s, as a cost-saving measure, the Seattle City Council directed that Duwamish be used as a tug to push the city's garbage scow. After an upgrade in 1949, the pumps delivered a total of . This capacity was only exceeded in 2003 by the Los Angeles Fire Department's Warner Lawrence, which delivers . Duwamish is long with a beam and a draft. Her registered gross tonnage is . Current status Retired in 1985, Duwamish was purchased by the Puget Sound Fireboat Foundation. She is permanently moored at the Historic Ships Wharf near the Museum of History & Industry at South Lake Union Park in Seattle. Visitors may board the vessel when volunteer staff is available. Duwamish was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. She is a city landmark. See also Historic preservation Duwamish Native American tribe Duwamish River Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) References External links Biography of Eugene L. McAllaster, designer of Duwamish. Fireboats in Seattle, Washington Firefighting museums in the United States Historic American Engineering Record in Washington (state) Museum ships in Washington (state) Museums in Seattle National Register of Historic Places in Seattle National Historic Landmarks in Washington (state) Propeller-driven steamboats of Washington (state) Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state) Steam tugs of Washington (state) South Lake Union, Seattle