St. Mungo (fireboat) surplus, and retired. She was sold in 1978 to serve as an ""offshore tender"". She was propelled by twin diesel engines, at up to 9 knots. Each diesel was rated at The "St Mungo"s two turbine water pumps could each provide 3,000 gallons per minute. The turbine pumps provided water to up to six water cannons. Each turbine pump was powered by a diesel rated at . St. Mungo (fireboat) The St. Mungo was a fireboat operated by Glasgow Fire Services, in Glasgow, Scotland, from 1959 to 1975. When launched, she was described as the most modern fireboat in the
Mungo Melvin Reviews of Melvin's book concentrated on this question. Alexander Rose in the New York Times referred to "Mungo Melvin’s authoritative and splendidly comprehensive biography", and called Manstein Rose was also critical of what he saw as Melvin's narrow focus on military matters. He wrote: Tom Nagorski in the Wall Street Journal called "Manstein" "interesting but flawed," finding fault with its concentration on detailed descriptions of Manstein's work as a military commander. He wrote: Mungo Melvin Major-General Robert Adam Mungo Simpson Melvin (1955) CB OBE is a retired British British Army officer, and a noted military historian. He is best known