Name/Title
The Merrill-Stevens Company in the early 1900s.Entry/Object ID
MC14.12.44Tags
Merrill-Stevens Engineering Company, Ship, Shipyard, St. Johns River, steamer, steam ship, OlivetteDescription
Five (5) images of the Merrill-Stevens Engineering Company in Jacksonville, Floirda. One photo is of a ferry boat with people on the boat and on a dock. One photo is of two workers doing mechanical work at the Merrill-Stevens Engineering Company. One photo is of James Eugene Merrill at the shipyard standing with machine equipment.
Two photos are of the Schooner "Olivette". The "Olivette" was built in 1886 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by William Cramp and Sons for Henry B. Plant. She was launched on February 16, 1887 and its maiden voyage was on April 19th. She was built for the Tampa, Key West, Havana run in the winter and the Boston to Bar Harbor, Maine in the Summer and Fall. She brought tobacco out of Cuba for Tampa cigar factories just prior to an embargo. The "Olivette" brought the survivors of the "Maine" back to the United States. She helped evacuate American citizens from Cuba. She overturned while taking on coal, was raised and repaired. She returned to the Tampa-Havana run in 1899. In January 1918, coming into Havana fog, she stranded on a rock off Coljima Beach. No lives were lost but she was a total loss.
The "Olivette":
Engine type: 23", 36", 60" diameter cylinders and 36" piston stroke.
Length at water level: 281.5 ft.
Overall length: 291.5 ft.
Power of engine: 2,250 hp.
Weight: 1,611 gross tons and 1,104 net tons.
These photos are mounted on paper from a scrap book or photo album page.Collection
Merrill CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Merrill-Stevens Engineering Company, Shipyard, ship, St. Johns, Dry docks, Square-Deal of Jacksonville, steamer, steam ship, Olivette
