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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
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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.
- Certificate of Registry for Ford Barge "Lake Louise," Requisitioned for War Service, March 22, 1943 - Ford Motor Company owned a fleet of barges, tugs, canal boats, cargo carriers, and ocean freighters that transported company products and materials before the Second World War. In 1942, with growing military demands, the United States began requisitioning all available ships for wartime service. Government maritime and shipping administrations worked with Ford to identify and acquire ships needed for the war effort.
- March 22, 1943
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Certificate of Registry for Ford Barge "Lake Louise," Requisitioned for War Service, March 22, 1943
Ford Motor Company owned a fleet of barges, tugs, canal boats, cargo carriers, and ocean freighters that transported company products and materials before the Second World War. In 1942, with growing military demands, the United States began requisitioning all available ships for wartime service. Government maritime and shipping administrations worked with Ford to identify and acquire ships needed for the war effort.
- Ford Barge "Lake Louise" Docked in Pequaming, Michigan, January 11, 1928 - 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 Louise</em>. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- January 11, 1928
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Ford Barge "Lake Louise" Docked in Pequaming, Michigan, January 11, 1928
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 Louise. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- Ship Delay Report for Ford Barge "Lake Louise," circa 1926 - Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped, like the <em>Lake Glebe</em>, 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 Louise</em>. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- circa 1926
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Ship Delay Report for Ford Barge "Lake Louise," circa 1926
Henry Ford purchased 199 surplus World War I merchant ships from the United States government in 1925. Most of these ships were scrapped, like the Lake Glebe, 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 Louise. These barges transported products and material as part of Ford's operation.
- 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.