Eagle Boat in Boat Slip at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 1918

During the First World War, Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats for the U.S. Navy at Ford's Rouge River plant. Once the boats were lowered into the river, they were docked alongside fit-out shops where boilers, engines, propulsion machinery, and armaments were installed. Ford built 60 Eagles in total, though the war ended before any saw combat.