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- Summary of Scrap from Dismantled Boats in the Ford Motor Company Ship Salvage Program, November 15, 1927 - Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Many of these ships were towed to Ford's River Rouge Plant and dismantled -- their steel, metal, and salvageable parts were recycled. The other vessels were refurbished or converted to help transport raw materials and finished products as part of Ford's operations.
- October 01, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Summary of Scrap from Dismantled Boats in the Ford Motor Company Ship Salvage Program, November 15, 1927
Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Many of these ships were towed to Ford's River Rouge Plant and dismantled -- their steel, metal, and salvageable parts were recycled. The other vessels were refurbished or converted to help transport raw materials and finished products as part of Ford's operations.
- Inventory of Ford Barge "Lake Freeland," circa 1925-1926 - Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the <em>Lake Freeland</em>. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- circa 1925-1926
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Inventory of Ford Barge "Lake Freeland," circa 1925-1926
Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the Lake Freeland. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- Barge Being Loaded with Lumber at Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, November 14, 1939 - Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the <em>Lake Freeland</em>. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- November 14, 1939
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Barge Being Loaded with Lumber at Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, November 14, 1939
Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped and the materials were used at Ford's new automobile manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. But 13 were converted into barges, like the Lake Freeland. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- Ships "Lake Freeland" and "Benson Ford" Docked at Ford Rouge Plant, 1934 - In the 1920s, Henry Ford assembled a fleet of ships to bring raw materials to or take finished products from his new manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. He purchased surplus World War I merchant ships--most he had scrapped but a few, like the <em>Lake Freeland</em>, were converted into barges. Ford also built ships, like the ore freighter Benson Ford (background), named for one of his grandsons.
- May 01, 1934
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Ships "Lake Freeland" and "Benson Ford" Docked at Ford Rouge Plant, 1934
In the 1920s, Henry Ford assembled a fleet of ships to bring raw materials to or take finished products from his new manufacturing complex on the Rouge River. He purchased surplus World War I merchant ships--most he had scrapped but a few, like the Lake Freeland, were converted into barges. Ford also built ships, like the ore freighter Benson Ford (background), named for one of his grandsons.
- Summary of Activity for 199 Ships Purchased for the Ford Ship Salvage Program, 1926 - Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Many of these ships were towed to Ford's River Rouge Plant and dismantled -- their steel, metal, and salvageable parts were recycled. The other vessels were refurbished or converted to help transport raw materials and finished products as part of Ford's operations.
- circa 1926
- Collections - Artifact
Summary of Activity for 199 Ships Purchased for the Ford Ship Salvage Program, 1926
Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Many of these ships were towed to Ford's River Rouge Plant and dismantled -- their steel, metal, and salvageable parts were recycled. The other vessels were refurbished or converted to help transport raw materials and finished products as part of Ford's operations.