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Built at American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH 1924 as hull # 788. Launched on March 1, 1924 as HENRY FORD II for Ford Motor Co. Marine Division, Dearborn, MI. Sea trials and
maiden voyage took place on August 14, 1924. Dimensions: 611' loa x 62' beam x 32' depth; 8,877 GRT, 7,074 NRT. Cargo capacity 15,200 tons as bulk carrier, 13,400 tons as
self-unloader. Power: Single opposed piston, 4 cylinder Sun-Doxford diesel engine rated at 3000 s.h.p. |
Henry Ford II 1924 - 1981 (Ford Motor Co. Marine Division) |
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Christening flag flying, Circa 1920's. |
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Circa 1920's. |
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Postcard view of Henry Ford II at the Ford Sawmill loading dock in L'Anse, MI during the 1920's. |
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Collection of 60 images |
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Panoramic version of postcard view of Henry Ford II at Ford Sawmill loading dock in L'Anse, MI 1920's. |
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View of Ford Rouge slip. |
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Leaving Soo Locks 1930's. |
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Postcard view at the Rouge Steel Huletts. |
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Henry Ford II in the St Marys River. |
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Rudder detail 1940's. |
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Engine Room crew circa 1940's. Chief Engineer Malcolm McLaren shown standing in the middle. |
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Chief Eng. M. McLaren in his USCG uniform. Mr. McLaren served in as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in WWI and in the U.S. Coast Guard before working on the Henry Ford II. |
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Chief Eng M. McLaren with his wife Edna and youngest son David. |
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Chief Eng. M. McLaren with his two sons John and David. |
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Young David McLaren on the Henry Ford II. |
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David McLaren on the Henry Ford II. |
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Article by Chief Engineer Malcolm McLaren (1942 - 47) for an engineering publication about the Henry Ford II diesel engine. |
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Downbound Mission Point, Sault Ste. Marie, MI early 1960's. |
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Downbound St. Clair River. |
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Unloading at Rouge Plant, Dearborn, MI. |
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Upbound St. Marys River. |
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Downbound Mission Point, Sault Ste. Marie, MI. |
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Postcard view in MacArthur Lock. |
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Postcard view departing the MacArthur Lock. |
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Lower St. Clair River, September 1962. |
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Bow detail lower St. Clair River, September 1962. |
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Upbound at Port Huron 1964. |
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Waterline & full hull scale drawings depicting appearance from circa 1924. |
Stack color changed to blue in 1966 | |||
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Upbound St. Marys River mid 1960's Note: All blue stack before white band was added. |
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Passing Detroit with mailboat J. W. Westcott II heading out to make a delivery June 1968. |
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Downbound St. Marys River. |
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Upbound St. Marys River. |
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Postcard view at Mission Point. |
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September 1969. |
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Downbound Port Huron, MI. |
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Downbound at Mission Point, Sault Ste. Marie, MI. |
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Underway in the St. Clair River 1972. |
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Downbound St. Clair River near Port Huron August, 1973. |
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Upbound St. Clair River at Port Huron early 1970's. |
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At Lakefront coal docks loading coal with bumboat Deweys alongside. Early 1970's, Toledo, OH. |
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Postcard view. |
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At Lakefront coal docks loading coal with bumboat Deweys alongside. Early 1970's, Toledo, OH. |
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Postcard view at Escanaba, MI with Charles C. West loading ore. |
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Possibly downbound in the Detroit River. New |
Masters and Chief Engineers of the Henry Ford II (Courtesy of Russ Plumb) |
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Masters | Chief Engineers | ||
Oscar A. Johnson 1924 - 26 Unknown 1927 E. Innis 1928 John J. Pearce 1929 - 31 Unknown 1932 John J. Pearce 1933 - 52 Bernard T. Olson 1953 - 55 |
Sid Inch 1956 Sven Fagerstrom 1957 - 61 Donald E. Erickson 1962 - 65 Michael A. Gerasimos 1966 - 84 T. Cogswell 1985 - 86 R. Hambly 1987 - 88 |
Robert E. Currie 1925 - 26 Unknown 1927 G. R. Murray 1928 Robert E. Currie 1929 M. McLaren 1930 - 31 Unknown 1932 M. McLaren 1933 - 37 Alex S. Ingram 1938 - 39 M. McLaren 1940 |
Alex S. Ingram 1941 H. Culp 1942 M. McLaren 1942 - 47 Earl Burkey 1948 - 53 P. Bogie 1954 - 66 J. Clark 1967 - 73 W. Bentgen 1974 - 84 Stephen Frazier 1985 - 86 Jim Boyd 1987 - 88 |
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