Niagara Side-wheel Steamer 3D Interactive Model – Year 2021
Niagara Side-wheel Steamer Database Information
Basic Information
Name(s) Niagara (Side-wheel Steamer)
Registry U.S.
Official Number
Vessel Type Side-wheel Steamer
Year Built 1845
Year Sank 1856
Hull Material Wood
Masts 0
Engine(s) None
Dimensions
Length 225 ft
Width 34 ft
Depth 14 ft
Vessel History
Rebuilds/Renames None
History The Niagara was built in 1845 for New York & Erie Railway Co, Erie PA. Collingwood Line. On September 22, 1856 it departed Collingwood with 300 passengers. Two days later it caught on fire and sank off Belgium, WI. killing 60 passengers and crew.
Disposition Burned and sank off Belguim,WI. in Lake Michigan killing 60 passengers and crew.
Complete Historic Information Link – https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/455?region=Index https://greatlakeships.org/2904779/data?n=12
Wreck Site Information
Depth 55’
GPS Coordinates 43° 29.310′ N 087° 46.490′ W
Site Description: The mangled engine and parts of the sidewheels lie in 55′ of water near Port Washington, WI. A portion of the bottom and sides of the ship are also on site. The walking beam and engine cylinders can be identified on the site. The boilers are not in the model and are located a distance north of the wreck.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer Kenneth Merryman
Year Completed 8/2021
Time it took to capture 30 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed August 2021
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
Sensor – 36.0 x24.0mm Cmos 30.4 megapixel
Multi-Camera Rig – No
Camera Propulsion – DPV
Video or Stills – Stills
Number of images Submitted – 1907
Image resolution (pixels) 6720 x4480
Lighting – Artificial & Natural
Number of lights – 4
If known Kelvin Temperature CRI 90
Light Output Lumens 2×10000 2×5000
Model Information
Software Used Agisoft Standard Edition Version 1.7.1 Build 11797
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 1903
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
Portion of the site covered: Complete, except for boiler and other piece lying a distance from the main wreckage.
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 1907
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes
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