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[[File:Norfolk Fire - Rescue Fireboat 1 - Thomas Kevill (48026670356).jpg | thumb]]
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The '''''Thomas Kevill''''' is a civilian [[fireboat]] commissioned in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] in 2013.<ref name=pilotonline2013-06-23/>  Norfolk is host to one of the [[US Navy]]'s major ports.
The '''''Thomas Kevill''''' is a civilian [[fireboat]] commissioned in [[Norfolk, Virginia]] in 2013.<ref name=pilotonline2013-06-23/>  Norfolk is host to one of the [[US Navy]]'s major ports.
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She is named after Norfolk's first fire chief.<ref name=pilotonline2013-06-23/>
She is named after Norfolk's first fire chief.<ref name=pilotonline2013-06-23/>


She is {{convert | 36 | ft | m}} long, and powered by a pair of {{convert | 250 | shp | kW}} outboard motors.<ref name=pilotonline2013-06-23/>
She is 36 feet long, and powered by a pair of 250 shp outboard motors.<ref name=pilotonline2013-06-23/>
Her top speed is {{convert | 40 | knots | kph}}.  She mounts two remote controlled water cannons.
Her top speed is 40 knots.  She mounts two remote controlled water cannons.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 00:58, 1 December 2023

Norfolk Fire - Rescue Fireboat 1 - Thomas Kevill (48026670356).jpg

The Thomas Kevill is a civilian fireboat commissioned in Norfolk, Virginia in 2013.[1] Norfolk is host to one of the US Navy's major ports.

She is named after Norfolk's first fire chief.[1]

She is 36 feet long, and powered by a pair of 250 shp outboard motors.[1] Her top speed is 40 knots. She mounts two remote controlled water cannons.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roy Bahls. Norfolk's newest fireboat named for city's first fire chief, Virginia Pilot, 2013-06-23. Retrieved on 2019-09-10.
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