New 3D Shipwreck Added: Appomattox — Lake Michigan’s Wooden Giant
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New 3D Shipwreck Added: Appomattox — Lake Michigan’s Wooden Giant
3DShipwrecks just added a remarkable Lake Michigan shipwreck to the 3DShipwrecks.org database and website: the Appomattox, a true record-holder in Great Lakes maritime history. At 320 feet in length, Appomattox was the largest wooden bulk freighter ever built on the Great Lakes. Constructed in West Bay City, Michigan, she was a product of the James
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The Girl Diver of the Great Lakes
Frances Baker, Detroit’s fearless wreck diver in the early 1900s (as profiled in 1905) Quick Profile A Great Lakes Profession Few Dared Enter At the start of the 20th century, Great Lakes shipping was booming—and so were losses. Storms, collisions, groundings, fire, and structural failures sent ships and barges to the bottom across Lake Erie,
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New 3D Shipwreck Model Release – Prins Willem V, Lake Michigan
Got it — here’s a focused blog post draft highlighting the new 3D model release of the Prins Willem V wreck from 3DShipwrecks.org.It’s written in Shotline Diving’s neutral, documentary style — informative but engaging for divers and maritime enthusiasts. A stunning new 3D digital model of the Prins Willem V has just been released by
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NOAA Releases New 3D Model – St. Lawrence River Barge Hiawatha
Date: January 2026 Category: Lake Ontario Wrecks / NOAA Documentation Tags: NOAA, Hiawatha, St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Great Lakes Shipwrecks, 3D Model, Tim Caza, Dennis Gerber, Historical Wrecks, Documentation Story NOAA has released a new 3D model of the barge Hiawatha — one of the classic St. Lawrence River coal barges lost during the
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