The Captain Crotty was Houston's second fireboat.
[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" and built to a "relatively inexpensive" design.
After her retirement, 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.