Name/Title
The "W.M. Tupper", 1917.Entry/Object ID
MC14.12.53Tags
Merrill-Stevens Engineering Company, Ship, Shipyard, St. Johns River, steam engine, cargo shipDescription
Image of the "W.M. Tupper", Hull no. 89, built by the Merrill-Stevens Engineering Company as a cargo ship in 1917. The steamer cost about $300,000 to construct and was built to replace the "Theodore Weems" (she had been employeed with the "Brunswick" on the Tampa-New Orleans run and was sunk in late 1916). The "W.M. Tupper" was given her trial run in the St. Johns River on New Year's Day, 1918.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, steamer, steam ship, "Theodore Weems", "W.M. Tupper", Tampa, New Orleans, "Brunswick", cargo ship
