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MV Matthew J. Boyle

Engine 44's 1931 Fireboat <i>'MV Matthew J. Boyle'</i>, on a trial trip, 11/15/1931.
Engine 44's 1931 Fireboat 'MV Matthew J. Boyle', on a trial trip, 11/15/1931.

Fireboat <i>'MV Matthew J. Boyle'</i>, in Fore River, Quincy, for a car in the water, three drowned, in 1935. Fireboat 'MV Matthew J. Boyle', in Fore River, Quincy, for a car in the water, three drowned, in 1935.

Partial view of Engine 44's 1931 Fireboat <i>'MV Matthew J. Boyle'</i>, circa 1935.
Partial view of Engine 44's 1931 Fireboat 'MV Matthew J. Boyle', circa 1935.

FIRE BOAT APPARATUS

Shop# Year Maker Model
--- 1931 George Lawley
Shipyard, Quincy 		125ft length, 9ft draft, 29'6" beam,
12,000 gpm pump, displaced 338.91 tons, cost $349,504.

Shop# Years Company
--- 1931-1954 Engine 44 'MV Matthew J. Boyle'


Engine 44's 1931 Fireboat <i>'MV Matthew J. Boyle'</i>, at the Northern Av. Bridge, April 10, 1947.
Engine 44's 1931 Fireboat 'MV Matthew J. Boyle', at the Northern Av. Bridge, April 10, 1947

Engine 44's 1931 Fireboat <i>'MV Matthew J. Boyle'</i>, circa 1950.
Engine 44's 1931 Fireboat 'MV Matthew J. Boyle', circa 1950.




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