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Database Information Shipwreck Albany
Basic Information
Name(s) Albany
Registry US
Official Number
Vessel Type Sidewheel Steamer
Year Built 1846
Year Sank 1853
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 202 ft
Width 29 ft
Depth 11.7 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2901987/data ; https://thunderbay.noaa.gov/shipwrecks/albany.html
Wreck Site Information
Lake Huron
State or Province Michigan
Depth 8 ft
GPS Coordinates 45°19.396′ N 83°27.508′ W
Site Description The Albany model is just roughly a hundred foot section of part of the bottom of the ship. Visible are the floor keelsons, framing and bottom planking but not much more. There are reportedly other small sections scattered around Albany Bay which is named after the steamer Albany.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Ken Merryman
Year Captured Sept 2024
Time it took to capture 40 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 11-2024
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
Multi-Camera Rig – No
Camera Propulsion – DPV
Video or Stills – Stills
Number of images Submitted – 1,634
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 1.8.0 Build 13794
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 1,403
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 1,634
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes