william clay ford boat
At trip aboard the great lakes freighter william clay ford filmed and narrated by capt. bill hoey. includes footage after the ship was retired and pilot house was removed for display at the dossin. This donzi is in excellent condition with only 551.9 hours on it and there is very little wear on both the interior and exterior. originally owned by the ford family, it was custom built for william clay ford sr. it has a ford 351 that produces 400 hp. maybe one hour on it since it was last serviced. runs perfectly and is a lot of fun. needs a new home.. I then called the william clay ford to ask him if my phone was putting out a good signal and also if perhaps the fitzgerald had rounded the point and was in shelter, after a negative report i. 
william clay ford boat Built in 1953 and lengthened from 647 to 767 feet in 1979, the william clay ford, named after the youngest ford grandson, was the last of the ford motor company’s big lake freighters.. The only boat of this class to be scrapped was the william clay ford (i). almost a cruel joke she was the youngest aaa on the lakes. the reserve is 767' feet in length with a beam of 70'and a mid summer draft of 26' 11.75". her 7000hp oil fired steam turbine can make 15.5 mph under a full load of 25,500 tons of ore, or 17,900 tons of coal..
