Below is a list of Hand Engines purchased and placed in service by the Portland Fire Department.

Year | Engine | No. | Manufacturer, Type, Serial # | Size | Cost | Other Info

1769 Engine *October 18, 1775-destroyed during bombardment of Falmouth.

1787 Neptune Newsham (England) Arrived in November

1794 Vigilant E-6 Newsham L100

1802 Cataract E-2 1801 J. Bramah (London) 6th-size L176.9 2/11/1802-arrived by ship

1805 Extinguisher Hunneman (Boston) #10 3" 11/20/1805-delivery date

1806 Neptune Hunneman #13 10/14/1806-delivery date

1807 Portland E-1 Unknown 2/25/1807-organized

1810 Alert Unknown 4/22/1815-1st known of

1827 Deluge E-7 Merrick & Agnew (Philadelphia) 9" $900 4/5/1827-organized

1827 Hydraulion E-8 M.A. Perkins single-chamber suction 6" 1827-organized

1830 Niagara E-9 Thayer, suction engine (Boston) 7" $700 7/27/1830-organized

1835 Casco E-1 Thayer 7 1/4" $650 7/7/1835-E-1 organized

1836 Volunteer E-3 Thayer 7 1/4" $500 2/22/1836-E-3 organized

1837 Portland E-5 Thayer (1836) 7 1/8" $700 2/25/1837-E-5 organized

1837 Ocean E-4 Thayer 7" $700 3/24/1837-E-4 organized

1848 Atlantic E-2 Crockett (Portland) 7" $600 4/25/1848-delivery date

1849 Volunteer E-3 Hunneman #362 6 1/2" $850 2/23/1849-delivery date

1850 Casco E-1 Crockett 6 1/2" $1,100 2/12/1850-delivery date

1850 Deluge E-7 Crockett 6 1/2" $1,200 9/14/1850-delivery date

1852 Portland E-5 Crockett (1851) 6 1/2" $800 2/17/1852-delivery date

1852 Dirigo E-8 Crockett 6 1/2" $1,000 12/27/1852-delivery date

1853 Torrent E-6 Crockett 6 1/2" $1,000 4/7/1853-delivery date

1853 Ocean E-4 Crockett 6 1/2" $1,000 5/1/1853-delivery date

1854 Pacific E-9 Hunneman #537 6 1/2" $1,200 1/2/1855-arrived

1884 Forest City PI E-1 Jeffers & Co. (1854) (Pawtucket) 9 3/16" w/SE-2 10/13/1884-PI organized