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Database Information Shipwreck B West
Basic Information
Name(s) B West
Registry US
Official Number 162514
Vessel Type Lumber Barge
Year Built 1905
Year Sank 1957
Hull Material Steel
Engines Twin Outboards
Dimensions
Length 100 ft
Width 24 ft
Depth 6 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://nasnmc.com/40-b-west-identified/ ; https://greatlakesrex.wordpress.com/w/
Wreck Site Information
Lake Michigan
State or Province Michigan
Depth 100 ft
GPS Coordinates 45° 12.701′ N 085° 29.743′ W
Site Description The wreck is totally intact including the two large outboards on the stern. Interpreting the exact machinery usage is difficult due to heavy mussel encrustation. There are also two large engines forward of the outboards apparently air cooled with the radiators forward of the engines. The cabin walls lie on deck around the engines.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Andrew Goodman
Year Captured June 2025
Time it took to capture 40 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 6-2025
Hours of input to complete 4 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 – 1,126
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 2.1.3 Build 18946
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 1,126
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: Andrew Goodman of 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images 1,126
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes