Daniel Lyons: Another Great Lakes Wreck Brought Back Into View

There are days when the internet is mostly a dumpster fire with better lighting. Then there are days when a group like 3DShipwrecks.org quietly drops another outstanding piece of underwater documentation and reminds everyone what the web should be used for: sharing history, preserving wreck sites, and giving divers, researchers, and the public a way…

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  • 3DShipwrecks Model Release – Peter W.

    Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society – GLSPS Posted to Facebook on December 27, 2024 We have just added a small Lake Michigan fish tug photographed by our partner Wisconsin Historical Society to the 3DShipwrecks.org database and website. The 35 ft fish tug Peter W. was built in 1945 in Wiinikka Boat Works near the south entry of…

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  • Updated Shore Dive – Big Elm

    Allan Benton – Historic Cornwall and area in Photos and Stories December 19, 2024  ·  Big elm had to be cut when building the seaway.Credit most to the Seaway Divers site Biggest Trunk you ever did see.

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  • Wreck Wednesday- Robert C. Pringle

    NOAA’s Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Posted to Facebook on December 18, 2024  ·  It’s Wednesday once again, which means we’re welcoming you back to another #WreckWednesday! This week we are featuring the converted tug: ROBERT C. PRINGLE! ROBERT C. PRINGLE was built as the packet steamer CHEQUAMEGON in 1903 at Manitowoc Shipbuilding in Manitowoc, WI to…

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  • 3DShipwrecks Model Release – Rouse Simmons

    Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society – GLSPS Posted to Facebook on December 16, 2024  ·  Tis the season to add the famous Lake Michigan Christmas Tree Ship to our 3DShipwrecks.org database and website. The Christmas Tree Ship, schooner Rouse Simmons, was built in 1868 and memorialized in numerous books and chapters of maritime history. The 123 ft beloved…

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  • 3DShipwrecks Model Release – Elva

    Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society – GLSPS Posted on Facebook on December 7, 2024  ·  We have just added another Lake Huron, Mackinac Straits shipwreck to our 3DShipwrecks.org database and website. The small 70 ft yacht or excursion boat Elva was built as the Glad Tidings in 1889. As the name suggests it was the 4th of Captain…

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  • 3DShipwrecks Model Release – Walter Frost

    Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society – GLSPS Posted to Face Book on November 30, 2024  ·  We just added a Lake Michigan shallow water wreck from the Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve to our 3DShipwrecks.org database and website. We now have models of 18% of the estimated 1,200 visible Great Lakes Shipwrecks in the database. The 236 ft package…

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  • 3DShipwrecks Admiral D.D. Porter

    Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society – GLSPS November 26, 2024  ·  We have just added a Lake Superior Canadian shipwreck to the 3DShipwrecks.org database and website. The 118 ft tug Howard was built in 1864 as a Civil War gunboat named the Admiral D.D. Porter. After the war it operated as a commercial towboat changing owners multiple times…

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  • 3D Model Release – Joesph S Fray

    3DShipwrecks has released the model for the Joesph S. Fray We have just added a shallow Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary wreck to the 3DShipwrecks.org website and database. The 216 ft wooden bulk freighter Joseph S. Fay was built in 1871 by Quayle and Martin of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1887 its single expansion steam engine…

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  • Little Harbour Launch Release

    June 4, 2024 – New 3D Model Release by Zac Whitlock We’re pleased to feature a brand-new 3D model release by digital dive archivist Zac Whitlock. On June 4, 2024, Zac published a beautifully rendered photogrammetry model of the Little Harbor Launch, now available for interactive viewing via Sketchfab. Click and drag to explore the…

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  • 3DModel Release Niagara

    NOAA’s Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Posted on Facebook – January 2, 2024  ·  Welcome to the New Year! To start the year off right, we have another 3D shipwreck model to share with you! While our staff continues to finalize the last few new 3D models, we are continuing to share some of our other models…

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