Print, Photographic

Sepia-toned photo of the Ford Motor Company Marine Division freighter ROBERT S. MCNAMARA docked north of the Ford River Rouge Complex's steel mill on the southwest side of its canal, taken across the canal off the freighter's starboard bow, facing south. A handwritten note is on the verso:

Ford Motor Co. Photo
Ford Motor Co. Fleet
Marine Div. Dearborn, Mich.
STR. ROBERT S. MCNAMARA # 206419, GRT: 6.014 Bulk Freighter
Built by: Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Michigan. -1909-
Hull No: 66
O.A. Dim.: Length 500'; Beam 56'; Depth 30'
Capacity at M.S. 9,600 long tons
Launched as STADACONA
Renamed W.H. MCGEAN in 1920. Pioneer Steamship Co.
Given present name in 1962
Scrapped in 1972