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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Leaving the Ship "Truant" after Inspection, 1941

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Artifact Overview

Truant was a 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht built in the 1890s. Henry Ford purchased the aging ship in 1936 and began refitting it. Ford replaced the original 1892 Herreshoff marine engine with an engine designed under his personal supervision. In 1941, Ford loaned the yacht to the Navy as a training vessel. After its return in 1943, Ford had the ship scrapped.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

10 July 1941

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.833.75837.L

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10 in

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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Leaving the Ship "Truant" after Inspection, 1941