Eagle Boats (PE)
In 1918, the Ford Motor Company contracted to build 112 Eagle boats - 200-foot, 20-knot, steel subchasers - at its River Rouge plant, 100 for the U.S. Navy and 12 for the Italian Navy. By war's end, however, only seven boats had been delivered 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. If anyone has any information about what happened to these boats, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.
Most recent update: 128 April 2015.
| Type | # | 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 |
| PE | 29 | 18-Nov-18 | 8-Mar-19 | 15-Aug-19 | 110 | 160 | 270 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 30 | 19-Nov-18 | 8-Mar-19 | 14-Aug-19 | 109 | 159 | 268 | To USCG 1919 as Carr |
| PE | 31 | 19-Nov-18 | 8-Mar-19 | 14-Aug-19 | 109 | 159 | 268 | Sold 1923 |
| PE | 32 | 30-Nov-18 | 15-Mar-19 | 30-Aug-19 | 105 | 168 | 273 | Sold 1947 |
| PE | 33 | 4-Dec-18 | 15-Mar-19 | 30-Aug-19 | 101 | 168 | 269 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 34 | 8-Jan-19 | 15-Mar-19 | 29-Aug-19 | 66 | 167 | 233 | Sold 1932 |
| PE | 35 | 13-Jan-19 | 22-Mar-19 | 21-Aug-19 | 68 | 152 | 220 | Sold 1938 |
| PE | 36 | 22-Jan-19 | 22-Mar-19 | 18-Aug-19 | 59 | 149 | 208 | Sold 1936 |
| PE | 37 | 27-Jan-19 | 24-Mar-19 | 29-Aug-19 | 56 | 158 | 214 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 38 | 31-Jan-19 | 29-Mar-19 | 30-Jul-19 | 57 | 123 | 180 | Sold 1947 |
| PE | 39 | 3-Feb-19 | 29-Mar-19 | 10-Sep-19 | 54 | 165 | 219 | Sold 1938 |
| PE | 40 | 7-Feb-19 | 5-Apr-19 | 15-Sep-19 | 57 | 163 | 220 | Sunk as target 1934 |
| PE | 41 | 10-Feb-19 | 5-Apr-19 | 15-Sep-19 | 54 | 163 | 217 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 42 | 13-Feb-19 | 17-May-19 | 3-Oct-19 | 93 | 139 | 232 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 43 | 17-Feb-19 | 17-May-19 | 18-Sep-19 | 89 | 124 | 213 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 44 | 20-Feb-19 | 24-May-19 | 30-Sep-19 | 93 | 129 | 222 | Struck 1938 |
| PE | 45 | 20-Feb-19 | 17-May-19 | 2-Oct-19 | 86 | 138 | 224 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 46 | 24-Feb-19 | 24-May-19 | 29-Sep-19 | 89 | 128 | 217 | Sold 1936 |
| PE | 47 | 3-Mar-19 | 19-Jun-19 | 27-Sep-19 | 108 | 100 | 208 | Sold 1935 |
| PE | 48 | 3-Mar-19 | 24-May-19 | 23-Sep-19 | 82 | 122 | 204 | Sold 1946 |
| PE | 49 | 4-Mar-19 | 14-Jun-19 | 19-Sep-19 | 102 | 97 | 199 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 50 | 10-Mar-19 | 18-Jul-19 | 25-Sep-19 | 130 | 69 | 199 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 51 | 10-Mar-19 | 14-Jun-19 | 19-Sep-19 | 96 | 97 | 193 | Sold 1938 |
| PE | 52 | 10-Mar-19 | 9-Jul-19 | 24-Sep-19 | 121 | 77 | 198 | Sold 1938 |
| PE | 53 | 17-Mar-19 | 13-Aug-19 | 11-Oct-19 | 149 | 59 | 208 | Lost 1930 |
| PE | 54 | 17-Mar-19 | 17-Jul-19 | 29-Sep-19 | 122 | 74 | 196 | Sold 1930 |
| PE | 55 | 17-Mar-19 | 22-Jul-19 | 30-Sep-19 | 127 | 70 | 197 | Sold 1947 |
| PE | 56 | 25-Mar-19 | 15-Aug-19 | 15-Oct-19 | 143 | 61 | 204 | Lost in action 1945 |
| PE | 57 | 25-Mar-19 | 29-Jul-19 | 30-Sep-19 | 126 | 63 | 189 | Sold 1947 |
| PE | 58 | 25-Mar-19 | 2-Aug-19 | 8-Oct--19 | 130 | 67 | 197 | Struck 1940 |
| PE | 59 | 31-Mar-19 | 12-Apr-19 | 9-Sep-19 | 12 | 150 | 162 | Sold 1938 |
| PE | 60 | 31-Mar-19 | 13-Aug-19 | 15-Oct-19 | 135 | 63 | 198 | Sold 1938 |