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{{Infobox ship image| Ship image= | Ship caption=Zophar Mills in 1882.
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}} | The Zophar Mills was a fireboat operated by the Fire Department of New York City from 1883 to 1958.[1][2] She was the department's first iron-hulled vessel and had a pumping capacity of 6,000 gallons per minute.[1][2] According to some accounts, she was the first fireboat called to the burning of the PS General Slocum, where over a thousand people lost their lives. Other accounts say the Abram S. Hewitt was the first fireboat to be dispatched.[1][2] See also- Fireboats in New York City
References 1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | url = http://forgotten-ny.com/2010/01/ship-graveyard-rossville-staten-island/| title = SHIP GRAVEYARD, ROSSVILLE, Staten Island | publisher = Forgotten NY| author = | date = | page = | location = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = 2015-06-28| deadurl = No | quote = One of the rusting hulks, er, retired vessels is the fireboat Abram S. Hewitt, which was in active service from 1903-1958. The fireboat, named for NYC mayor Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) was built by New York Shipbuilding in Camden, NJ and launched the year the mayor died; she served in the NYC fireboat fleet until 1958. It was the last coal-burning fireboat in operation.}}
2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web| url = http://marine1fdny.com/fireboat_history_new.php| title = Fireboats Through The Years| publisher = | author = Clarence E. Meek| date = July 1954| page = | location = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = 2015-06-28| deadurl = No | quote = }}
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