December 2021

The team at the Conservation Research Lab continues working on the digital and physical models of the three ship remnants found at the Robinson Terminal South Site (44AX235). Work is nearly complete on the digital model of Ship #3 (Feature 159). There are only a few pieces of ceiling planking that still need to be placed on the virtual model.

Work on the physical models is also progressing well. The physical model for Ship #2 (Feature 155) was completed in September. Most of the pieces of Ship #1 (Feature 200) have been 3D printed and the model maker has begun laying these out in preparation for assembly. The team at the CRL has also been busy with the physical model of Ship #3 (Feature 159). Over the summer, the model maker finally found a set of historic ship lines that appear to match the shape of Ship #3, particularly near the stern. The model is enormous (104 inches long) and overshadows the much smaller La Belle model in this photo. Curious why this model is pictured upside down? It is to help the model maker attach and bend the wires that show the extrapolated hull shape of the vessel.