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Database Information Shipwreck Name
Basic Information
Name(s) James Pickands
Registry US
Official Number 76626
Vessel Type Wooden Bulk Freighter
Year Built 1886
Year Sank 1894
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 232.6 ft
Width 40 ft
Depth 19.2 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2896103/data ; https://www.baillod.com/shipwreck/keweenaw/pickands.html
Wreck Site Information
Lake Superior
State or Province Michigan
Depth 30 ft
GPS Coordinates N 47° 25.693’ W 88° 17.754’
Site Description Although the James Pickands wreckage is likely scattered to multiple areas of Sawtooth Reef this main area of wreckage is comprised of a portion of the bottom of the ship and two firebox boilers, along with the horn timber, engine bed and many pieces of boiler plating, and pipe and a section of the propeller shaft and thrust bearing.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Ken Merryman
Year Captured June 2023
Time it took to capture 40 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 7-2024
Hours of input to complete 3 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 – 2,114
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 – 2,114
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
If Scale Bars, calibration length – 3.0 ft
Portion of the site covered: Complete of the area surveyed but assumed there is more scattered wreckage.
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 2,114
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes