Shave and a haircut for the Chas. D Gaither

Built in 1940 for the Baltimore City Police Department as a Harbor Patrol Boat by the R. M. Spedden & Company Ship Yard, Baltimore, MD. Transferred over to the Baltimore City Fire Department in 1971 as the Marine Battalion Chief's command and inspection boat to replace the "Beverly Ober". Mechanical problems with the boat prevented it from ever seeing active service with the Fire Department, and it was sold at auction.
Length - - - 48' 3"
Propulsion - - - single screw, Detroit Diesel
Fire Pump - - - Hale centrifugal
Fire Pump Driver - - - main engine
Pump Capacity of boat - - - 500 GPM