Fireboat Duwamish

The Duwamish is a historic fireboat that was built in 1909 for the Seattle Fire Department and is now moored at the Historic Ships Wharf near the Museum of History & Industry in South Lake Union Park. The second-oldest fireboat in the United States, she was originally used to fight fires on burning wooden ships or, in an emergency, to ram them. After being decommissioned in 1985, she was taken over by the Puget Sound Fireboat Foundation and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989. When volunteer staff are available, you can go aboard the 120-foot (36.6-meter) vessel and get a sense of the city's maritime history.