Correspondence regarding the Sunken Ford Motor Company Freighter "East Indian," April 1950
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
10 April 1950-20 April 1950
Subject Date
10 April 1950-20 April 1950
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.748.3
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: 10.94 in (page 1-2)
Width: 7.5 in (page 1-2)
Height: 10.875 in (page 3)
Width: 8 in (page 3)
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