Construction of Ford Rouge Plant "B" Building for Eagle Boat Assembly, May 1918
THF270301 / Construction of Ford Rouge Plant "B" Building for Eagle Boat Assembly, May 1918
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Artifact Overview
Ford Motor Company built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats during the First World War. Ford assembled the boats at a new factory, constructed with funding from the federal government, at the mouth of the Rouge River. After the war, Ford exercised its option to buy some of the facilities. The site formed the core of Ford's massive Rouge automobile plant.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
04 May 1918
Subject Date
04 May 1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.21987
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: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in
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SetBuilding Eagle Boats at the Rouge
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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.