Industrial Fire Fighting System consists of sea inlet, suction piping, fire pumps and a distributed piping system supplying fire hydrants, hoses and nozzles located throughout the vessel. The Fire Fighting System provides a readily available source of water to any point throughout the vessel which can be used to combat a fire. The Fire Fighting System is provided with a reliable and versatile system capable of providing a number of different methods with which to engage a fire. The Industrial Fire Fighting System is made in such a way that water can be supplied as a straight stream for combating deep seated fires, as a spray for combating combustible liquid fires where cooling and minimum agitation is desired or as a means to protect personnel where cooling is the primary effect desired.