Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Leaving the Ship "Truant" after Inspection, 1941
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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.
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.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
10 July 1941
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.75837.L
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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