Pedestal of "Listening Device" for Submarines, Made by Ford Motor Company for Use on Eagle Boats, June 1918
THF270341 / Pedestal of "Listening Device" for Submarines, Made by Ford Motor Company for Use on Eagle Boats, June 1918
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Artifact Overview
Stealthy attacks from German submarines posed a serious threat to shipping during World War I. With support from the U.S. Navy, Thomas Edison devoted considerable time and effort to developing a reliable method of detecting submerged submarines, either by sound or magnetic field. The first Ford-built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats were equipped with Edison's detection devices.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
14 June 1918
Subject Date
14 June 1918
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.22384
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: 11 in
Width: 7.5 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.