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Database Information Shipwreck J. M. Allmendinger
Basic Information
Name(s) J. M. Allmendinger
Registry US
Official Number 76411
Vessel Type Steambarge
Builder G.H. Burgoyne
Year Built 1883
Year Sank 1895
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 104 ft
Width 24.4 ft
Depth 10 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/302 ; https://greatlakeships.org/2905125/data
Wreck Site Information
Lake Michigan
State or Province Wisconsin
Depth 10 ft
GPS Coordinates N 43° 13.087′ W 087° 53.651′
Site Description There is not much left of the steambarge J.M. Allmendinger except a portion of the bottom of the hull, including the keelson, a part of the bow deadwood, a portion of the rudder, and the boiler. There is also what appears to be half of the engine base extant on site.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Ken Merryman
Year Captured July 2025
Time it took to capture 30 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 11-2025
Hours of input to complete 5 hrs
Technical Information
Photography
Camera – Canon 5d Mark IV in a Nauticam Housing with an 8” Dome Port
Lens – Canon EF Zoom 8-15mm set at 15 mm
Multi-Camera Rig – No
Camera Propulsion – DPV
Video or Stills – Stills
Number of images Submitted – 1,778
Image resolution (pixels) 6720 x4480
Lighting – Artificial & Natural
Number of lights – 4
Light Output Lumens 4×10,000
Model Information
Software Used Agisoft Metashape Professional Version 2.2.1 Build 20641
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 1,777
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
If Scale Bars, calibration length – 3.0 ft
Portion of the site covered: Complete
Publishing Restrictions
Licensing Usage Restrictions CC BY-ND
Attributed to: 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images 1,778
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes