{"nrhp_refnum":"89001430","name":"RALPH J. SCOTT","other_names":["Fireboat RALPH J. SCOTT","ex-L.A. CITY NO. 2"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Berth 85","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Pedro","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":33.74128384000005,"lon":-118.27898199399999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-06-30","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1989-06-30","areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A steel-hulled fireboat, built in 1925 as L.A. City No. 2, stationed at Fire Station 112, Berth 85, in San Pedro, Los Angeles. Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation built it, and the Los Angeles City Fire Department operates it.","why_significant":"It is the fourth oldest fireboat remaining in the United States and one of only two surviving high-speed, shallow-draft 1920s fireboats that retain a high level of integrity. It has fought major waterfront fires in the port of Los Angeles, including the 1947 Markay tanker disaster and the 1976 Sansinena fire. It is also among the nation's best-known fireboats.","narrative":"Ralph J. Scott is a 99-foot steel fireboat launched in 1925 as L.A. City No. 2 and still working from Fire Station 112 at Berth 85 in San Pedro. Built by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation, it was designed with seven gasoline engines, three propellers and six bronze Byron Jackson pumps, which remain in service. Over the decades it received new engines, hydraulic monitors, thrusters and, in the 1970s, diesel power, yet its hull, deck layout and original pumping plant survive. It is the fourth oldest fireboat remaining in the United States and one of two surviving examples of the 1920s high-speed, shallow-draft type that keep a high level of integrity. Its service in the nation's second largest port includes the 1947 Markay tanker explosion and the 1976 Sansinena fire, and it is regarded as one of the country's most famous fireboats.","period_of_significance":"1925-1975","architect_builder":"L.A. Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation","architectural_style":"Architecture (Naval)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Operating fireboat in active service since 1925, described as in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.873542-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/89001430_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001430/9b9a867039-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001430/9b9a867039-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ralph_J._Scott_(fireboat).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ralph_J._Scott_(fireboat).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857938","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_J._Scott_(fireboat)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3418269"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/ralph-j-scott-89001430/"}