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Database Information Shipwreck Appomattox
Basic Information
Name(s) Appomattox
Registry US
Official Number107236
Vessel Type Bulk Freighter
Builder James Davidson
Year Built 1896
Year Sank 1905
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 319.8 ft
Width 42 ft
Depth 23 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2905143/data ; https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/31
Wreck Site Information
Lake Michigan
State or Province Wisconsin
Depth 20 ft
GPS Coordinates N 43° 05.520′ W 087° 52.177′
Site Description The site model is incomplete but encompasses the bottom of the ship and a portion of the port side. The remains of the engine mount are visible and a portion of the iron hogging arch in the port side is also visible. The keelson and bilge keelsons are visible in the bottom. There is scattered wreckage all around the site.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Ken Merryman
Year Captured July 2025
Time it took to capture 85 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 12-202
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 – 4,898
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 2.2.1 Build 20641
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 4,880
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
If Scale Bars, calibration length – 3.0 ft
Portion of the site covered: Partial just the bottom and a portion of one side. There are portions of two sides and propeller missing.
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 – 4,898
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes