Marine Operations (Ford Motor Company) records series, 1924-1978 (bulk 1924-1948)

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Marine Operations (Ford Motor Company) records series, 1924-1978 (bulk 1924-1948)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/85892339

The Marine Operations (Ford Motor Company) records series consists of log books, correspondence, working papers, and cost reports covering Ford Motor Company's maritime operations. The series includes ships' log books for the M.S. Benson Ford and M.S. Henry Ford II as well as other tugs and barges; daily coal shipment summary reports; commissary and ships' stores purchase orders and supply reports; correspondence with the War Shipping Administration including information on five Ford-owned ships requisitioned by the U.S. Government during World War II and sunk: M.S. East Indian; S.S. Oneida; S.S. Onondaga; M.S. Green Island, and M.S. Lake Oswega. The series also includes post-war repair, salvage, and sale correspondence; general operating files including fuel purchases, damage claims, and cargo information; wage and labor rates, pay scales; union correspondence; and radio-telephone log books for the M.S. Benson Ford and M.S. Henry Ford II.

6.8 cubic ft. and 23 volumes.

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 8335522

The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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Green Island (Ship)

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East Indian (Ship)

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Onondaga (Ship)

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Ford fleet.

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Lake Oswega (Ship)

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Ford Motor Company. Marine Operations.

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Ford Motor Company's association with marine shipping dates back to World War I when the U. S. government funded expansion of facilities at Ford's plant on the banks of the Rouge River outside Dearborn, Michigan. Ford produced anti-submarine ships and after the war converted the docks, boat slip, and large construction buildings into production facilities for automobiles and trucks. In 1924, Ford took delivery of the state-of-the-art M/S Henry Ford II and M/S Benson Ford ore carriers to ensure c...

Ford Motor Company. Rouge River Plant

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Henry Ford II (Ship)

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Oneida (Ship : 1832-1864)

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Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Frederick Vincent; owner-agent: Thomas S. Hathaway; withdrawn from whaling to merchant service in 1862 and subsequently captured and burned by a Confederate privateer. From the description of Log/journal, 1860 Apr. 21-1861 Dec. 7. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013475 Merchant vessel, out of New York, N.Y., mastered by William A. Creesey, on voyage from 15 May-12 Oct. 1851; owner-agent: Joseph Grinne...

Benson Ford (Ship)

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