Fireboat Moku Ahi
Moku (ship) Ahi (fire)
Moku Ahi embodied the spirit of her times.
A generation later, Moku Ahi continues her mission. She is inspired, modified, and sailed by a diverse crew with the goal to educate and inspire the next generation of commercial mariners. All aboard.
Supported by Legato Maritime Youth Skills Training (M.Y.S.T.) Keeping the dream alive in the next generation of mariners.
A Rich History
Moku Ahi was built by Moss Point Marine (now part of VT Halter Marine) of Escatawpa, Mississippi. Her keel was laid next to and built to the same specifications as the US Coast Guard 87’ cutters but bigger. Also, with the ability to land on beaches for fire support.
Leaving Mississippi, she sailed through the Panama canal and over to Pearl Harbor. She arrived in Honolulu in early January 1993. Officially Retired from active Hawaiian fire service in 2018 .
-> 110’ Long / 22’ beam / 6’ draft
-> Power plant: (2) six cylinder Detroit Diesels
-> 4 fire cannons (2 aft, 1 forward, 1 on the conning tower) total output: 7,500 gallons per minute (GPM) flow rate
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