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LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw demonstrates pumpingMoored at its Blackfriars river station on the Victoria Embankment, the newly commissioned Massey Shaw fireboat demonstrates its massive pumping capacity by discharging a vast amount of water
Auxiliary London firemen at drill on a fireboat, WW2Auxiliary London firemen (AFS) under instruction in the use of a rocket-line as part of their fireboat drills and training
Launching London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey ShawThe Massey Shaw was built in 1935 on the Isle of Wight. It was fitted out with its powerful Merryweather pumps in Greenwich, SE London
London Fire Brigade AFS fireboat on the ThamesAn Auxiliary fireboat on patrol in the Port of London with Tower Bridge in the background
LFB fireboat Massey Shaw tackling a warehouse fireThe Massey Shaw fireboat at its first major riverside warehouse fire on the River Thames. The Colonial Wharf fire in Wapping High Street E1 occurred on 27 September 1935
Engine room of LFB fireboat Massey ShawLondon fireboat engineers at work in the engine room of the Massey Shaw. Showing the Port and Starboard engines and various engine and pressure gauges behind the two firefighters
Engine room of London Fire Brigade fireboatLondon firefighter engineers at work in the engine room of a fireboat
Fireboat Massey Shaw returning to London after Dunkirk, WW2Return of the LCC-LFB fireboat Massey Shaw to London after evacuation of Allied forces at Dunkirk
Armed London firemen at Lambeth fireboat pontoon, WW2Firemen, carrying rifles, disembarking from the Massey Shaw fireboat and marching from the pontoon gangway at Lambeth. Armed firemen crewed the Massey Shaw when she took part in the evacuation of
LFB Massey Shaw fireboat on River Thames, LondonBuilt in 1934 by J Samuel White at Cowes, Isle of Wight, the Massey Shaw cost £ 18, 000 to build. It was stationed at Blackfriars river station when this photograph was taken
LCC-LFB Fireboat Beta III on the River ThamesFireboat Beta III facing downriver, seen from the River Fire Station at Rotherhithe (Cherry Garden Pier)
Thames Waterman on Massey Shaw fireboatA Thames Waterman in traditional costume with a fire company badge on his left sleeve, standing on the deck of the LFBs Massey Shaw fireboat
Fireboat in a cradle waiting to be launched, WW2A fireboat in a cradle waiting to be launched
NFS (London) River Thames Formation control boat, WW2Interior view of the control room cabin of one of the London River Formations (River Fire Service) fireboats designated as a control unit for major incidents on the River Thames
NFS (London Region) fire float on upper Thames, WW2A clinker built boat converted into a fireboat and stationed on the upper reaches of the River Thames in the London Region area
NFS (London Region) River Thames Formation, WW2The River Headquarters crest of the NFS River Thames Formation, which covered the Greater London area of the Thames, and included some eighteen fireboats and assorted fire floats and other tenders
NFS (London Region) fireboat at Grays, near Tilbury, WW2An NFS fireboat at her moorings, R5Z-TS Exmouth river fire station, Grays near Tilbury, Essex, the furthest easterly river station in the London Region
NFS (London Region) fire float on the Thames, WW2A motor launch fire float under tow by a fireboat on the River Thames
NFS (London Region) fireboat tender on the Thames, WW2NFS (London Region) fireboat tender on the River Thames, viewed from Blackfriars river station, Victoria Embankment
NFS (London Region) fireboat on the River Thames, WW2The London Regional River Service and the fireboat attached to the River fire station 1RU at Battersea Bridge
LCC-LFB self-propelled steam fireboatIntroduced in 1912, one of the shallow draft self-propelled vessels which replaced the early fire tugs
A fireboat tackling a blaze on the River Thames
LCC-LFB fireboat Beta III on sea trialsCivilian marine engineers on the Beta III fireboat during her sea trials prior to being placed in operational service
NFS (London Region) Trailer pumps on bridge buttress, WW2Firefighters from the NFS River Service (Station R1, Lambeth) placing a trailer pump on an elevated buttress on Vauxhall Bridge to supplement emergency water supplies to fire crews on land
War Weapons Week and London Fire Brigade fireboats, WW2The London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw (which took part in the Dunkirk evacuations) and a fire float are moored at Westminster pier whilst their crews are promoting War Weapons Week
Massey Shaw fireboat at Blackfriars river fire stationThe Massey Shaw fireboat, launched in 1935, moored alongside her Blackfriars river station, located on the Victoria Embankment, City of London
Massey Shaw fireboat on River Thames, LondonThe LFBs Massey Shaw fireboat underway on the River Thames, heading under Waterloo Bridge
Massey Shaw fireboat, Victoria Embankment, BlackfriarsThe London Fire Brigades fireboat Massey Shaw being stowed with an anchor chain whilst alongside its moorings at the Blackfriars river fire station, its base station
LFB fireboat Gamma II near Brigade HQ - LambethGamma II was stationed at the Lambeth river fire station (R1) opposite the London Fire Brigade headquarters building on the Albert Embankment, SE1
London Fire Brigade HQ and Lambeth river fire stationThe iconic LFB Headquarters building and the original river station on its floating pontoon. The fireboat tender can be seen on the right as it moves up river towards Vauxhall Bridge