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- Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Leaving the Ship "Truant" after Inspection, 1941 - <em>Truant</em> was a 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht built in the 1890s. Henry Ford purchased the aging ship in 1936 and began refitting it. Ford replaced the original 1892 Herreshoff marine engine with an engine designed under his personal supervision. In 1941, Ford loaned the yacht to the Navy as a training vessel. After its return in 1943, Ford had the ship scrapped.
- July 10, 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Leaving the Ship "Truant" after Inspection, 1941
Truant was a 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht built in the 1890s. Henry Ford purchased the aging ship in 1936 and began refitting it. Ford replaced the original 1892 Herreshoff marine engine with an engine designed under his personal supervision. In 1941, Ford loaned the yacht to the Navy as a training vessel. After its return in 1943, Ford had the ship scrapped.
- Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Marine Steam Engine used on the Yacht "Truant," 1892 - Herreshoff Manufacturing Company built this triple-expansion steam engine in 1892 for the 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht <em>Truant</em>. In 1936, Henry Ford purchased the aging vessel and began refitting it. He replaced the over-forty-year-old engine with a new one designed under his personal supervision. Ford kept the original and sent it to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum.
- 1892
- Collections - Artifact
Herreshoff Mfg. Co. Marine Steam Engine used on the Yacht "Truant," 1892
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company built this triple-expansion steam engine in 1892 for the 138-foot, steel-hulled yacht Truant. In 1936, Henry Ford purchased the aging vessel and began refitting it. He replaced the over-forty-year-old engine with a new one designed under his personal supervision. Ford kept the original and sent it to his Dearborn, Michigan, museum.