Interactive Model – Year 2025
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Database Information Milwaukee Car Ferry aka Manistique, Marquette & Northern No. 1
Basic Information
Name(s) Milwaukee Car Ferry aka Manistique, Marquette & Northern No. 1
Registry U.S.
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) Andrew Goodman
Year Captured July 2025
Time it took to capture 140 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 10-2025
Hours of input to complete 12 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 – 8,135
Image resolution (pixels) 6720 x4480
Lighting – Artificial & Natural
Number of lights – 4
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 – 8,049
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: Andrew Goodman of 3DShipwrecks.org & WHS
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images – 8,135
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes