This table lists the 60 Eagle boats that were built by Ford Motor Company at its Rouge River plant, during and immediately after WWI. The original contract was for 112 boats, 12 of which were to be given to the Italian Navy, but only three had been delivered by war's end and the last 52 were cancelled. Despite Ford's vaunted expertise in mass production, this program appears to have been a mess from start to finish, as can be seen from the erratic construction schedule.
The Eagle boats were steel sub chasers, 200 feet long, with a speed of 20 knots. If you have any information about what happened to these boats, please send it to timcolton@aol.com.
| Type | Pennant # | Keel Laid | Launched | Delivered | Days on Ways | Days in Water | Total Days |
Disposition |
| PE | 1 | 7-May-18 | 11-Jul-18 | 28-Oct-18 | 65 | 109 | 174 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 2 | 10-May-18 | 19-Aug-18 | 28-Oct-18 | 101 | 70 | 171 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 3 | 16-May-18 | 11-Sep-18 | 11-Nov-18 | 118 | 61 | 179 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 4 | 21-May-18 | 15-Sep-18 | 5-Nov-18 | 117 | 51 | 168 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 5 | 28-May-18 | 23-Sep-18 | 8-Nov-18 | 118 | 46 | 164 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 6 | 3-Jun-18 | 16-Oct-18 | 10-Nov-18 | 135 | 25 | 160 | Sunk as target 1934 |
| PE | 7 | 8-Jun-18 | 5-Oct-18 | 10-Nov-18 | 119 | 36 | 155 | Sunk as target 1934 |
| PE | 8 | 10-Jun-18 | 11-Nov-18 | 27-Oct-19 | 154 | 350 | 504 | Sold 1931 as "Fortitude" |
| PE | 9 | 17-Jun-18 | 8-Nov-18 | 14-Aug-19 | 144 | 279 | 423 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 10 | 6-Jul-18 | 9-Nov-18 | 27-Oct-19 | 126 | 352 | 478 | Destroyed 1937 |
| PE | 11 | 13-Jul-18 | 14-Nov-18 | 29-May-19 | 124 | 196 | 320 | Sold 1935 |
| PE | 12 | 13-Jul-18 | 12-Nov-18 | 6-Nov-19 | 122 | 359 | 481 | Sold 1935 |
| PE | 13 | 15-Jul-18 | 9-Jan-19 | 12-Apr-19 | 178 | 93 | 271 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 14 | 20-Jul-18 | 23-Jan-19 | 19-Jun-19 | 187 | 147 | 334 | Sunk as target 1934 |
| PE | 15 | 21-Jul-18 | 25-Jan-19 | 11-Jun-19 | 188 | 137 | 325 | Sold 1934 |
| PE | 16 | 22-Jul-18 | 11-Jan-19 | 5-Jun-19 | 173 | 145 | 318 | To USCG 1919 as "McGourty" |
| PE | 17 | 3-Aug-18 | 1-Feb-19 | 3-Jul-19 | 182 | 152 | 334 | Wrecked 1922 |
| PE | 18 | 5-Aug-18 | 10-Feb-19 | 7-Aug-19 | 189 | 178 | 367 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 19 | 6-Aug-18 | 30-Jan-19 | 25-Jun-19 | 177 | 146 | 323 | Destroyed 1946 |
| PE | 20 | 26-Aug-18 | 15-Feb-19 | 28-Jul-19 | 173 | 163 | 336 | To USCG 1919 as "Scally" |
| PE | 21 | 31-Aug-18 | 15-Feb-19 | 31-Jul-19 | 168 | 166 | 334 | To USCG 1919 as "Bothwell" |
| PE | 22 | 5-Sep-18 | 10-Feb-19 | 17-Jul-19 | 158 | 157 | 315 | To USCG 1919 as "Earp" |
| PE | 23 | 11-Sep-18 | 20-Feb-19 | 19-Jun-19 | 162 | 119 | 281 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 24 | 13-Sep-18 | 24-Feb-19 | 12-Jul-19 | 164 | 138 | 302 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 25 | 17-Sep-18 | 19-Feb-19 | 30-Jun-19 | 155 | 131 | 286 | Lost 1920 |
| PE | 26 | 25-Sep-18 | 1-Mar-19 | 15-Sep-19 | 157 | 198 | 355 | Sold 1938 |
| PE | 27 | 22-Oct-18 | 1-Mar-19 | 14-Jul-19 | 130 | 135 | 265 | Sold 1946 |
| PE | 28 | 23-Oct-18 | 1-Mar-19 | 28-Jul-19 | 129 | 149 | 278 | Sold 1930 |
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