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William M. Feehan (fireboat)

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The William M. Feehan is a fireboat built for and operated by the New York City Fire Department. Her namesake, William M. Feehan, was the oldest and most senior FDNY firefighter to perish in the line of dute on September 11, 2001. Her nameplate is carved from a steel plate salvaged from the collapse of the World Trade Center. The vessel's $4.7 million cost was largely covered by a FEMA Port Security Grant Program.

She was built in Kingston, Ontario, at Metalcraft Marine. Wellwishers gathered to welcome her as she transited the Oswego Canal, Erie Canal, and Hudson River.

She was commissioned on November 20, 2015.

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