Correspondence regarding the Sunken Ford Freighter "East Indian," 1942
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The United States government requisitioned the Ford Motor Company's ocean-going freighter East Indian for wartime service. Newly fitted with anti-submarine and anti-aircraft guns, the freighter left for the Indian Ocean in May 1942. As the East Indian returned to America, the ship was sunk by a German U-boat. Four lifeboats with survivors were lost, but crew members on a fifth were rescued after being adrift nearly two weeks.
The United States government requisitioned the Ford Motor Company's ocean-going freighter East Indian for wartime service. Newly fitted with anti-submarine and anti-aircraft guns, the freighter left for the Indian Ocean in May 1942. As the East Indian returned to America, the ship was sunk by a German U-boat. Four lifeboats with survivors were lost, but crew members on a fifth were rescued after being adrift nearly two weeks.
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
25 November 1942 - 11 January 1943
Subject Date
25 November 1942 - 11 January 1943
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.748.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Handwriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.125 in (page 1 )
Width: 8.375 in (page 1)
Height: 10.5 in (page 2)
Width: 8.44 in (page 2)
Height: 7.75 in (page 3-4)
Width: 5 in (page 3-4)
Height: 5 in (page 5)
Width: 8 in (page 5)
Height: 9.875 in (page 6-8)
Width: 6.44 in (page 6-8)