Captain Crotty

The Captain Crotty was Houston's second fireboat.^[1] When commissioned in 1950 she replaced the Port Houston.^[2][3] She was joined by Houston's third fireboat, the Captain J.L. Farnsworth in 1973. In 1983 she, in turn was retired, replaced by the J.S. Bracewell and Howard T. Tellepsen.^[4]

The Captain Crotty was 79 feet (24 m) long, and built in the R.T.C Shipbuilding of Camden, New Jersey.^[2] According to Motorboating magazine she was "highly maneuverable", while built to a "relatively inexpensive" design.

After she was retired she was sold to Ocean Diving Adventures Incorporated, for $50,000.^[5]

She was named after Charles Crotty, who had been assistant director of the Port.^[6] The name was picked through a contest.^[7]