Eagle Boats
(PE)
Most recent update: April 28, 2015.
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 US 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.
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Keel Laid | Launched | Delivered | Days on Ways | Days in Water | Days | Notes | |
PE-1 | 7 May 1918 | 11 Jul 1918 | 28 Oct 1918 | 65 | 109 | 174 | sold 1930 |
PE-2 | 10 May 1918 | 19 Aug 1918 | 28 Oct 1918 | 101 | 70 | 171 | sold 1930 |
PE-3 | 16 May 1918 | 11 Sep 1918 | 11 Nov 1918 | 118 | 61 | 179 | sold 1930 |
PE-4 | 21 May 1918 | 15 Sep 1918 | 5 Nov 1918 | 117 | 51 | 168 | sold 1930 |
PE-5 | 28 May 1918 | 23 Sep 1918 | 8 Nov 1918 | 118 | 46 | 164 | sold 1930 |
PE-6 | 3 Jun 1918 | 16 Oct 1918 | 10 Nov 1918 | 135 | 25 | 160 | sunk as target 1934 |
PE-7 | 8 Jun 1918 | 5 Oct 1918 | 10 Nov 1918 | 119 | 36 | 155 | sunk as target 1934 |
PE-8 | 10 Jun 1918 | 11 Nov 1918 | 27 Oct 1919 | 154 | 350 | 504 | sold 1931 as Fortitude |
PE-9 | 17 Jun 1918 | 8 Nov 1918 | 14 Aug 1919 | 144 | 279 | 423 | sold 1930 |
PE-10 | 6 Jul 1918 | 9 Nov 1918 | 27 Oct 1919 | 126 | 352 | 478 | destroyed 1937 |
PE-11 | 13 Jul 1918 | 14 Nov 1918 | 29 May 1919 | 124 | 196 | 320 | sold 1935 |
PE-12 | 13 Jul 1918 | 12 Nov 1918 | 6 Nov 1919 | 122 | 359 | 481 | sold 1935 |
PE-13 | 15 Jul 1918 | 9 Jan 1919 | 12 Apr 1919 | 178 | 93 | 271 | sold 1930 |
PE-14 | 20 Jul 1918 | 23 Jan 1919 | 19 Jun 1919 | 187 | 147 | 334 | sunk as target 1934 |
PE-15 | 21 Jul 1918 | 25 Jan 1919 | 11 Jun 1919 | 188 | 137 | 325 | sold 1934 |
PE-16 | 22 Jul 1918 | 11 Jan 1919 | 5 Jun 1919 | 173 | 145 | 318 | to USCG 1919 as McGourty |
PE-17 | 3 Aug 1918 | 1 Feb 1919 | 3 Jul 1919 | 182 | 152 | 334 | wrecked 1922 |
PE-18 | 5 Aug 1918 | 10 Feb 1919 | 7 Aug 1919 | 189 | 178 | 367 | sold 1930 |
PE-19 | 6 Aug 1918 | 30 Jan 1919 | 25 Jun 1919 | 177 | 146 | 323 | destroyed 1946 |
PE-20 | 26 Aug 1918 | 15 Feb 1919 | 28 Jul 1919 | 173 | 163 | 336 | to USCG 1919 as Scally |
PE-21 | 31 Aug 1918 | 15 Feb 1919 | 31 Jul 1919 | 168 | 166 | 334 | to USCG 1919 as Bothwell |
PE-22 | 5 Sep 1918 | 10 Feb 1919 | 17 Jul 1919 | 158 | 157 | 315 | to USCG 1919 as Earp |
PE-23 | 11 Sep 1918 | 20 Feb 1919 | 19 Jun 1919 | 162 | 119 | 281 | sold 1930 |
PE-24 | 13 Sep 1918 | 24 Feb 1919 | 12 Jul 1919 | 164 | 138 | 302 | sold 1930 |
PE-25 | 17 Sep 1918 | 19 Feb 1919 | 30 Jun 1919 | 155 | 131 | 286 | lost 1920 |
PE-26 | 25 Sep 1918 | 1 Mar 1919 | 15 Sep 1919 | 157 | 198 | 355 | sold 1938 |
PE-27 | 22 Oct 1918 | 1 Mar 1919 | 14 Jul 1919 | 130 | 135 | 265 | sold 1946 |
PE-28 | 23 Oct 1918 | 1 Mar 1919 | 28 Jul 1919 | 129 | 149 | 278 | sold 1930 |
PE-29 | 18 Nov 1918 | 8 Mar 1919 | 15 Aug 1919 | 110 | 160 | 270 | sold 1930 |
PE-30 | 19 Nov 1918 | 8 Mar 1919 | 14 Aug 1919 | 109 | 159 | 268 | to USCG 1919 as Carr |
PE-31 | 19 Nov 1918 | 8 Mar 1919 | 14 Aug 1919 | 109 | 159 | 268 | sold 1923 |
PE-32 | 30 Nov 1918 | 15 Mar 1919 | 30 Aug 1919 | 105 | 168 | 273 | sold 1947 |
PE-33 | 4 Dec 1918 | 15 Mar 1919 | 30 Aug 1919 | 101 | 168 | 269 | sold 1930 |
PE-34 | 8 Jan 1919 | 15 Mar 1919 | 29 Aug 1919 | 66 | 167 | 233 | sold 1932 |
PE-35 | 13 Jan 1919 | 22 Mar 1919 | 21 Aug 1919 | 68 | 152 | 220 | sold 1938 |
PE-36 | 22 Jan 1919 | 22 Mar 1919 | 18 Aug 1919 | 59 | 149 | 208 | sold 1936 |
PE-37 | 27 Jan 1919 | 24 Mar 1919 | 29 Aug 1919 | 56 | 158 | 214 | sold 1930 |
PE-38 | 31 Jan 1919 | 29 Mar 1919 | 30 Jul 1919 | 57 | 123 | 180 | sold 1947 |
PE-39 | 3 Feb 1919 | 29 Mar 1919 | 10 Sep 1919 | 54 | 165 | 219 | sold 1938 |
PE-40 | 7 Feb 1919 | 5 Apr 1919 | 15 Sep 1919 | 57 | 163 | 220 | sunk as target 1934 |
PE-41 | 10 Feb 1919 | 5 Apr 1919 | 15 Sep 1919 | 54 | 163 | 217 | sold 1930 |
PE-42 | 13 Feb 1919 | 17 May 1919 | 3 Oct 1919 | 93 | 139 | 232 | sold 1930 |
PE-43 | 17 Feb 1919 | 17 May 1919 | 18 Sep 1919 | 89 | 124 | 213 | sold 1930 |
PE-44 | 20 Feb 1919 | 24 May 1919 | 30 Sep 1919 | 93 | 129 | 222 | struck 1938 |
PE-45 | 20 Feb 1919 | 17 May 1919 | 2 Oct 1919 | 86 | 138 | 224 | sold 1930 |
PE-46 | 24 Feb 1919 | 24 May 1919 | 29 Sep 1919 | 89 | 128 | 217 | sold 1936 |
PE-47 | 3 Mar 1919 | 19 Jun 1919 | 27 Sep 1919 | 108 | 100 | 208 | sold 1935 |
PE-48 | 3 Mar 1919 | 24 May 1919 | 23 Sep 1919 | 82 | 122 | 204 | sold 1946 |
PE-49 | 4 Mar 1919 | 14 Jun 1919 | 19 Sep 1919 | 102 | 97 | 199 | sold 1930 |
PE-50 | 10 Mar 1919 | 18 Jul 1919 | 25 Sep 1919 | 130 | 69 | 199 | sold 1930 |
PE-51 | 10 Mar 1919 | 14 Jun 1919 | 19 Sep 1919 | 96 | 97 | 193 | sold 1938 |
PE-52 | 10 Mar 1919 | 9 Jul 1919 | 24 Sep 1919 | 121 | 77 | 198 | sold 1938 |
PE-53 | 17 Mar 1919 | 13 Aug 1919 | 11 Oct 1919 | 149 | 59 | 208 | lost 1930 |
PE-54 | 17 Mar 1919 | 17 Jul 1919 | 29 Sep 1919 | 122 | 74 | 196 | sold 1930 |
PE-55 | 17 Mar 1919 | 22 Jul 1919 | 30 Sep 1919 | 127 | 70 | 197 | sold 1947 |
PE-56 | 25 Mar 1919 | 15 Aug 1919 | 15 Oct 1919 | 143 | 61 | 204 | lost in action 1945 |
PE-57 | 25 Mar 1919 | 29 Jul 1919 | 30 Sep 1919 | 126 | 63 | 189 | sold 1947 |
PE-58 | 25 Mar 1919 | 2 Aug 1919 | 8-Oct 1919 | 130 | 67 | 197 | struck 1940 |
PE-59 | 31 Mar 1919 | 12 Apr 1919 | 9 Sep 1919 | 12 | 150 | 162 | sold 1938 |
PE-60 | 31 Mar 1919 | 13 Aug 1919 | 15 Oct 1919 | 135 | 63 | 198 | sold 1938 |