Captain Crotty

Captain Crotty was Houston, Texas's second fireboat. Commissioned in 1950, she replaced. She was joined by Houston's third fireboat, in 1973. In 1983, she was retired and replaced by and.
Captain Crotty was long, and built by R.T.C Shipbuilding of Camden, New Jersey. According to Motorboating magazine, she was "highly maneuverable" and built to a "relatively inexpensive" design. She was named after Charles Crotty, who had been assistant director of the port. The name was chosen through a contest. After her retirement, she was sold to Ocean Diving Adventures Incorporated for $50,000.