Ford Motor Company Executives at Launching of Freighter MS Henry Ford II, March 1, 1924
THF135432 / Ford Motor Company Executives at Launching of Freighter MS Henry Ford II, March 1, 1924
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Artifact Overview
American Ship Building Company launched Henry Ford II at its Lorain, Ohio, shipyard in 1924. The vessel, owned and operated by Ford Motor Company, primarily carried ore from western Lake Superior to the steel mill at Ford's Rouge plant near Detroit. After 65 years of service, Henry Ford II was retired in 1989 and scrapped five years later.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
01 March 1924
Subject Date
01 March 1924
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.36788
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
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SetHenry Ford II and Benson Ford: Ore Carriers of the Great Lakes
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In 1923, Henry Ford ordered two 600-foot-long lake freighters to transport raw materials — iron ore, coal, limestone, and other bulk products — to and from his massive River Rouge manufacturing complex. Ford named the motorships after his grandsons, Henry Ford II and Benson Ford. By the summer of 1924, both freighters were plying the waters of the Great Lakes, becoming workhorses for Ford Motor Company for more than fifty years.