Early view of the Merrill-Stevens Shipyards in Jacksonville, Florida.

Merrill-Stevens first dry dock, 1906.

Merrill-Stevens first dry dock, 1906.

Name/Title

Early view of the Merrill-Stevens Shipyards in Jacksonville, Florida.

Entry/Object ID

MC14.12.29

Tags

Merrill-Stevens Co., Ships, Ship, Jacksonville, Florida, Cape Hatteras

Description

The Merrill-Stevens' first dry dock, built under the direction of James Eugene Merrill and launched in 1906 when it was "the largest dry dock south of Cape Hatteras", North Carolina. This dry dock had to be towed to the channel in order to submerge.

Collection

Merrill Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Merrill-Stevens Co., Ships, Dry docks, St. Johns, Cape Hatteras