by MichAlex » October 1, 2011, 8:28 pm
Thank you for posting the nice photo! The boat looks to be the Henry Ford II of 1924. How can I tell? A couple of these details it had were different than the Benson Ford of 1924. The Henry's forward bulwark, the white area at the bow with the name on it, was smooth and without seams in the steel. The smokestack for the bow thruster is toward the back and to the port side of the wheelhouse deck. Looking at the aft end, the Henry's deckhouse level just below the smokestack was longer than what was built on the Benson and at the time the image was taken, the Henry's smokestack would have been shorter than the Benson's. The photo was taken some time between 1962, when the Henry received the bow thruster, and 1967, the last year the Ford boats had the smokestack colors and insignia as seen here. I hope this helps. Alex
Thank you for posting the nice photo! The boat looks to be the Henry Ford II of 1924. How can I tell? A couple of these details it had were different than the Benson Ford of 1924. The Henry's forward bulwark, the white area at the bow with the name on it, was smooth and without seams in the steel. The smokestack for the bow thruster is toward the back and to the port side of the wheelhouse deck. Looking at the aft end, the Henry's deckhouse level just below the smokestack was longer than what was built on the Benson and at the time the image was taken, the Henry's smokestack would have been shorter than the Benson's. The photo was taken some time between 1962, when the Henry received the bow thruster, and 1967, the last year the Ford boats had the smokestack colors and insignia as seen here. I hope this helps. Alex