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Database Information Shipwreck Loretta
Basic Information
Name(s) Loretta
Registry US
Official Number 141238
Vessel Type Barge, Steambarge
Builder Carpenter Brothers
Year Built 1892
Year Sank 1896
Hull Material Wood
Engines Partial
Dimensions
Length 140 ft
Width 31 ft
Depth 8.8 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2903674/data ; https://thunderbay.noaa.gov/shipwrecks/loretta.html
Wreck Site Information
Lake Huron
State or Province Michigan
Depth 7 ft
GPS Coordinates N44°48.903′ W83°16.955′
Site Description Only the bottom of the hull remains of the Loretta. Visible on site are the iron internal hogging arches. Also visible is the base of the engine with the shaft, crank, counter weights. prop shaft and the hub of the propeller. All of the propeller flukes are sheared off.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Ken Merryman
Year Captured August 2026
Time it took to capture 40 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 8-2026
Hours of input to complete 6 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 – 1,793
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 2.3.1 Build 22580
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 1,759
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: Ken Merryman of 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images 1,793
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes