Six Eagle Boats Docked at Ford Rouge Plant Pier, October 1918

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Artifact Overview

During World War I, Ford Motor Company built 60 Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats for the U.S. Navy. Manufactured in Dearborn on the Rouge River, the boats reached the Atlantic via the Detroit River, Lakes Erie and Ontario, and the St. Lawrence River. Many of the Eagles then went to the Navy's base at New London, Connecticut, to await their assignments.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

19 October 1918 - 21 October 1918

Subject Date

19 October 1918 - 21 October 1918

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.833.P.23423

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