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Database Information Shipwreck Milwaukee Car Ferry aka Manistique, Marquette & Northern No. 1
Basic Information
Name(s) Milwaukee Car Ferry aka Manistique, Marquette & Northern No. 1
Registry US
Official Number 93363
Vessel Type Railroad Car Ferry
Builder American Shipbuilding Company
Year Built 1903
Year Sank 1929
Hull Material Steel
Engines Steam
Dimensions
Length 338 ft
Width 56 ft
Depth 19.4 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2907565/data ; https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/435?region=Index
Wreck Site Information
Lake Michigan
State or Province Wisconsin
Depth 125 ft
GPS Coordinates N 43° 08.179′ W 087° 49.937′
Site Description The wreck sits upright on a sand and muck bottom with the superstructure about 100 feet east of the hull. The bow faces southwest and sits upright. The cargo of tubs along with most of the railroad cars (one has three cars in it) are still located on the wreck. Some of the stern box cars are missing and at least one is sideways on the deck. The engines and propellers are still in place. (from WisconsinShipwrecks.org)
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Evan Kovacs of Marine Imaging Technologies and WHS
Year Captured 2021
Time it took to capture
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 02-2026
Hours of input to complete 8 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 – 19,957
Image resolution (pixels) 8256 x 5504
Lighting – Artificial & Natural
Number of lights – 4
Light Output Lumens 4×10,000
Model Information
Software Used Agisoft Metashape Professional Version 2.2.1 Build 20641
Data Format .jpg
Number of Source Images used – 19,716
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
If Scale Bars, calibration length – 3.0 ft, 0.5 ft
Portion of the site covered: Complete
Publishing Restrictions
Licensing Usage Restrictions CC BY-ND
Attributed to: Evan Kovacs & Wisconsin Historical Society and 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images 19,957
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes