MetalCraft Marine Incorporated
TypePrivate Company
IndustryAluminum boats
Founded1987 (1987)
Number of locations
Kingston, Ontario
Cape Vincent, New York
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Tom Wroe
Michael Allen
Robert (Bob) Clark
Number of employees
105 (2011)
Websitehttp://metalcraftmarine.com

MetalCraft Marine (MCM) is an aluminium boat manufacturer located in Kingston, Ontario. In 2012 MCM opened a facility in Cape Vincent, New York after operating in Clayton, New York for many years.

Founded in 1987 by Tom Wroe and Montgomery Smith, MCM has built vessels for organizations[1] and municipal fire departments. Known primarily for their fireboats, MCM also builds work-boats, patrol boats, barges and research vessels. Metal-Craft's American subsidiary won a contract with the United States Coast Guard to deliver up to 10 Long Range Interceptor (LRI-II) vessels, which replace the previous LRI test vessels.[2][3]

Metal-Craft is best known for its high-speed fire-boat, the Fire-Storm, currently used by the Tampa, Florida Fire Department,[4] the Jacksonville Fire Department,[5] the Boston Fire Department[6] The Wilmington, Delaware Fire Department, the Houston Port Authority[7] has three Firestorm 70' vessels, Melbourne, Australia has a Firestorm 12M.

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Jaegun (28 April 2008). "Clayton builder crafts boat for Dubai-based oil company". Watertown Daily Times. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Elliot Ferguson (5 June 2012). "Big deal for boat maker". Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "MetalCraft awarded $800K Coast Guard contract". NNY Business. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Logan, Lee. "Times Staff Writers". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Jacksonville Takes Delivery of Fireboat". Marinelog.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Steve. "New 69' Fireboat Ordered". City of Boston.gov. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Moreno, Jenalia. "Grant helps replace 3 fireboats at Port of Houston". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
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