Eagle Boat in Boat Slip at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 1918
THF270348 / Eagle Boat in Boat Slip at the Ford Rouge Plant, August 1918
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Artifact Overview
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.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
19 August 1918
Subject Date
19 August 1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.22862
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.25 in
Width: 11 in
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Over the years, Ford Motor Company's River Rouge factory turned out everything from tractors to cars to pickup trucks. But its first products had no wheels at all. From May 1918 to October 1919, Ford built 60 "Eagle" anti-submarine patrol boats at the Rouge. World War I ended before any of the Eagles saw action, but they proved that even warships could be made on an assembly line.