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Database Information Shipwreck Superior
Basic Information
Name(s) Superior
Registry US
Official Number
Vessel Type Sidewheeler
Year Built 1845
Year Sank 1856
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 191 ft
Width 28 ft
Depth 11 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2895815/data?n=20 ; https://www.michiganpreserves.org/alger-underwater-preserve/
Wreck Site Information
Lake Superior
State or Province Michigan
Depth 20 ft
GPS Coordinates 46° 33.480′ N 086° 24.780′ W
Site Description All we found in 2023 is the remains of two of the locomotive type boilers. The hull was apparently buried in sand at that time. The coordinates are for the boiler area.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Andrew Goodman
Year Captured July 2023
Time it took to capture 30 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 8-2023
Hours of input to complete 2 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 – 1,776
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 Metashape Professional Version 1.8.0 Build 13794
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 1,776
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
If Scale Bars, calibration length –
Portion of the site covered: Partial
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 1,776
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes