# MetalCraft Marine

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{{Short description|Aluminum boat manufacturer}}
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{{Infobox company
| name          = MetalCraft Marine Incorporated
| logo          = 
| image         = 2018-08-31 01 FIREBOAT 1 (FB-1) - City of Vancouver, BC, Canada.jpg
| image_size    = 250px
| image_alt     = 
| image_caption = City of Vancouver, ''Fireboat 1'' (FB-1), built by MetalCraft Marine
| type          = Private Company
| founded       = {{start date and age|1987}}
| num_locations = [Kingston, Ontario](/source/Kingston%2C_Ontario) <br> [Cape Vincent, New York](/source/Cape_Vincent%2C_New_York)
| area_served   = Worldwide
| key_people    = Tom Wroe <br> Michael Allen <br> Robert (Bob) Clark
| num_employees = 105 (2011)
| industry      = Aluminum boats
| products      = 
| website       = https://metalcraftmarine.com
}}

'''MetalCraft Marine''' (MCM) is an aluminium [boat manufacturer](/source/Boat_building) located in [Kingston, Ontario](/source/Kingston%2C_Ontario). In 2012, MCM opened a facility in [Cape Vincent, New York](/source/Cape_Vincent%2C_New_York) after operating in [Clayton, New York](/source/Clayton%2C_New_York) for many years.

Founded in 1987 by Tom Wroe and Montgomery Smith, MCM has built vessels for organizations<ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Jaegun |date=28 April 2008 |title=Clayton builder crafts boat for Dubai-based oil company |url=http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20080428/NEWS03/633086185 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501202740/http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20080428/NEWS03/633086185 |archive-date=1 May 2008 |accessdate=6 June 2012 |publisher=Watertown Daily Times}}</ref> and municipal fire departments. Known primarily for their [fireboats](/source/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](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard) to deliver up to 10 [Long Range Interceptor](/source/Long_Range_Interceptor) (LRI-II) vessels, which replace the previous LRI test vessels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewhig.com/2012/06/05/big-deal-for-boat-maker |title=Big deal for boat maker |author=Elliot Ferguson |date=5 June 2012|publisher= |accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MetalCraft awarded $800K Coast Guard contract|url=http://www.nnybizmag.com/index.php/2012/05/31/metalcraft-awarded-800k-coast-guard-contract/|publisher=NNY Business|accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref>

Metal-Craft is best known for its high-speed fire-boat, the Fire-Storm, currently used by the [Tampa, Florida](/source/Tampa%2C_Florida) Fire Department,<ref>{{cite web|last=Logan|first=Lee|title=Times Staff Writers|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/article1039943.ece|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=6 June 2012}}</ref> the [Jacksonville Fire Department](/source/Jacksonville_Fire_Department),<ref>{{cite web|title=Jacksonville Takes Delivery of Fireboat|url=http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMIX/2010sep00302.html|publisher=Marinelog}}</ref> the [Boston Fire Department](/source/Boston_Fire_Department)<ref>{{cite web|last=MacDonald|first=Steve|title=New 69' Fireboat Ordered|url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=4711|publisher=City of Boston.gov|accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref> and the [Wilmington, Delaware](/source/Wilmington%2C_Delaware) Fire Department. The [Houston Port Authority](/source/Houston_Port_Authority)<ref>{{cite web|last=Moreno|first=Jenalia|title=Grant helps replace 3 fireboats at Port of Houston|url=http://www.firegrantshelp.com/news/1112585-Grant-helps-replace-3-fireboats-at-Port-of-Houston/|publisher=The Houston Chronicle|accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref> has three Firestorm 70' vessels and [Melbourne, Australia](/source/Melbourne) has a Firestorm 12M.

==References==
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Category:Canadian brands
Category:Canadian boat builders
Category:American boat builders
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1987

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