Niagara Side-wheel Steamer 3D Interactive Model – Year 2013
Niagara Side-wheel Steamer Database Information
Basic Information
Name(s) Niagara (Side-wheel Steamer)
Registry U.S.
Official Number
Vessel Type Side-wheel Steamer
Year Built 1845
Year Sank 1856
Hull Material Wood
Masts 0
Engine(s) None
Dimensions
Length 225 ft
Width 34 ft
Depth 14 ft
Vessel History
Rebuilds/Renames None
History The Niagara was built in 1845 for New York & Erie Railway Co, Erie PA. Collingwood Line. On September 22, 1856 it departed Collingwood with 300 passengers. Two days later it caught on fire and sank off Belgium, WI. killing 60 passengers and crew.
Disposition Burned and sank off Belguim,WI. in Lake Michigan killing 60 passengers and crew.
Complete Historic Information Link – https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/455?region=Index https://greatlakeships.org/2904779/data?n=12
Wreck Site Information
Depth 55’
GPS Coordinates 43° 29.310′ N 087° 46.490′ W
Site Description: The mangled engine and parts of the sidewheels lie in 55′ of water near Port Washington, WI. A portion of the bottom and sides of the ship are also on site. The walking beam and engine cylinders can be identified on the site. The boilers are not in the model and are located a distance north of the wreck.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer Kenneth Merryman
Year Completed 9/2013
Time it took to capture 30 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed April 2020
Hours of input to complete 8 hrs
Technical Information
Photography
Camera – Sony HVR-Z1U in Amphibico Housing with .5 diopter dome port
Lens – Zoom 4.5-54 mm set at 4.5 mm; 35 mm equivalent to 32.5 – 390 mm at 32.5 mm
with dome port equivalent 28mm
Sensor – 6mm 1/3 type 3 CCD
Multi-Camera Rig – No
Camera Propulsion – Diver,
Video or Stills – Video
Number of images Submitted – 2896
Image resolution (pixels) 1080 x 1440 with 1.3333 pixel aspect ratio
Lighting – Natural & Artificial
Number of lights – 2
If known Kelvin Temperature N/A
Light Output Lumens 2000
Model Information
Software Used – Agisoft Standard Edition Version 1.6.2 Build 10247
Data Format – .jpg
Number of Source Images used – 2801
Are these images original or adjusted; Converted to 1080 x 1920
Portion of the site covered: The model HD video shot in 2010 covers most of the site. It was not shot with the intention of doing a 3D model or photomosaic but was shot to document the wreck site. There are obvious gaps in the coverage but will suffice for back-filling historic image data for the database.
Publishing Restrictions
Licensing Usage Restrictions CC BY-ND
Attributed to: 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Video
Still Images 2895
Video Clip No