https://www.ipernity.com/tag/indycaver/keyword/12453 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/CB/62/287435.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/indycaver/keyword/12453 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:17:06 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:17:06 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/indycaver/15680881 tag:ipernity.com,2012-10-31,doc-15680881 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:23:45 +0000 2012-10-03T18:39:27-04:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Indycaver (Norm)) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/indycaver">Indycaver (Norm)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/indycaver/15680881"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/124/08/81/15680881.d601b6ae.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another visit to the retired fire boat the Joseph Medill.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-09-08/news/8603060908_1_fireboats-chicago-fire-department-chicago-river" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-09-08/news/8603060908_1_...</a><br /> <br /> Joseph Medill<br /> <br /> Former Chicago fire-boat resting in a shipyard in Escanaba, Michigan. Intended to be sunk as an artificial reef and diving destination, but later condemned for such use by the potential contaminants still found on board.<br /> <br /> The book "Great Chicago Fires" gives a detailed account of the Joseph Medill's participation in fighting the McCormick building fire in 1967.<br /> <br /> Former Chicago Fire Department (Engine #37)<br /> Fire Boat Joseph Medill<br /> Built 1946 <br /> Dimmensions 92' x 23' <br /> Built By: Bay Ship Building Sturgeon Bay, WI</div> Joseph Medill <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/indycaver">Indycaver (Norm)</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/indycaver/15680881"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/124/08/81/15680881.d601b6ae.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Another visit to the retired fire boat the Joseph Medill.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-09-08/news/8603060908_1_fireboats-chicago-fire-department-chicago-river" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-09-08/news/8603060908_1_...</a><br /> <br /> Joseph Medill<br /> <br /> Former Chicago fire-boat resting in a shipyard in Escanaba, Michigan. Intended to be sunk as an artificial reef and diving destination, but later condemned for such use by the potential contaminants still found on board.<br /> <br /> The book "Great Chicago Fires" gives a detailed account of the Joseph Medill's participation in fighting the McCormick building fire in 1967.<br /> <br /> Former Chicago Fire Department (Engine #37)<br /> Fire Boat Joseph Medill<br /> Built 1946 <br /> Dimmensions 92' x 23' <br /> Built By: Bay Ship Building Sturgeon Bay, WI</div> Indycaver (Norm)