CFAV Firebird YTR 561 in the Bedford Basin,Halifax,Nova Scotia early morning March 15th 2009.
Class and type: Fire-class fireboat
Displacement: 140 tonnes (138 long tons)
Length: 23.1 m (75 ft 9 in)
Beam: 6.4 m (21 ft)
Draught: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion: 2 × 365 hp azimuthing Z-drives
1 × hydraulic tunnel bow thruster
Speed: 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h)
Equipment: 3 × manually-controlled 3 inch (7.6 cm) water cannon
2 × diesel-driven fire pumps, 2,500 gpm @ 150 psi each
Flag: Canada/Navy
Call Sign:CGVX
Capnken photo © 2009.