Launching of First Eagle Boat at Ford Rouge Plant, 1918
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During World War I, Ford built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats at a new plant on the Rouge River. Ford assembled the boats using the same mass production techniques it perfected for its automobiles. The launching of the first Eagle on July 11, 1918, was cause for celebration. The war ended four months later, before any of the boats saw combat.
During World War I, Ford built Eagle anti-submarine patrol boats at a new plant on the Rouge River. Ford assembled the boats using the same mass production techniques it perfected for its automobiles. The launching of the first Eagle on July 11, 1918, was cause for celebration. The war ended four months later, before any of the boats saw combat.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
11 July 1918
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.2840
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 in
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