fire-boats

Updated: June 13, 2025

It was a time of intense suspense. The little flotilla of fire-boats, organized by Commander Porter that day, was on the alert; and the blue-jackets bent to their oars with a will, and soon had their boats ranged along a bend far above the fleet. Here they waited to catch the fiery monster, and save the ships. The danger came nearer fast.

Willis J. (Willis John) Abbot - The Naval History of the United States : Volume 2