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- 1 2 George Archer (1 April 1949). "Deluge Is Launched at Bay City, Mich. Is Duly Christened and Will Be Ready in May". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 25. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ "Milwaukee's Diesel Fireboat "Deluge"". Pacific Marine. January 1950. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ Mary Ann Cahill (8 August 1978). "Fireboat System Something Special". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 40. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ Paul Bargren (9 February 1984). "Old city fireboat retires in October". The Milwaukee Journal. p. 12. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ "Fireboat DELUGE docked at the confluence of the Milwaukee and Menominee rivers". Milwaukee Public Library . Retrieved 2 September 2016.
The DELUGE, built 1941, last fought a fire in 1975, and was replaced by an amphibious craft in 1984.
- ↑ Bruce Gill (8 March 1986). "Firefighter boat called unsafe by union chief". The Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3. Retrieved 24 August 2012.