LCC-LFB Fireboat Alpha, River Thames

From 1912 the previously used rafts, towed by tugs, were replaced by London's first fireboats. These steam driven self-propelled shallow draught craft were based on the Royal Navy gunboats and proved highly effective compared to what they replaced

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