Title: “New 3D Model Reveals Shipwreck Supply off North Manitou Island”
The team at 3DShipwrecks.org has just unveiled a stunning new photogrammetry model of the Supply, a 134 ft two-masted brig built in 1855 as the Curtis Mann and renamed in 1861. The vessel sank off North Manitou Island in 1869 after breaking apart in a violent gale while carrying 300,000 bricks from Detroit to the Carp River.
While the crew clung to the rigging for two days awaiting rescue, tragically the ship’s steward died of exposure. The schooner Southwest ultimately saved the survivors. Today, about 113 feet of the ship’s lower hull sits in shallow sand off North Manitou, preserving evidence of 19th-century cargo transport and ship construction.
Andrew Goodman and his team photographed the wreck with 941 high-resolution images during the 2025 field season, creating a detailed 3D model now available online. You can explore this impressive new resource and see how time, water, and sand have shaped this remarkable relic at 3DShipwrecks.org.
Quick facts
- Built 1855 in New York
- Renamed Supply in 1861
- Sank 1869 in a Lake Michigan gale
- Wreck lies partly buried near North Manitou Island
- Model built from 941 30-megapixel images
Visit the site to learn more, and consider planning a trip to the Manitou Shipwreck Preserve to see this piece of Great Lakes history firsthand.