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Database Information Shipwreck Name
Basic Information
Name(s) Colorado
Registry US
Official Number 4267
Vessel Type Package Freighter
Year Built 1867
Year Sank 1898
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 254.6 ft
Width 35 ft
Depth 13 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2905505/data ; https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/434480; https://www.baillod.com/shipwreck/keweenaw/colorado.html
Wreck Site Information
Lake Superior
State or Province Michigan
Depth 35 ft
GPS Coordinates 47° 25.693′ N 088° 517.558′ W
Site Description The site in the model is two sides of the double decker ship and a short section of the bottom of the ship. The site is in shallow water and pieces of the wreck are scattered on Sawtooth Reef and intermixed with parts of the Pickands and probably the Fern. This is the most significant area of wreckage.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Ken Merryman
Year Captured June 2024
Time it took to capture 40 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 7-2024
Hours of input to complete 4 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 – 2,639
Image resolution (pixels) 6720 x4480
Lighting – Artificial & Natural
Number of lights – 4
Light Output Lumens 4×10000
Model Information
Software Used Agisoft Metashape Professional Version 1.8.0 Build 13794
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 2,639
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
If Scale Bars, calibration length – 3.0 ft
Portion of the site covered: Not complete but the major part of the sides and a smaller section of the bottom of the ship. Little machinery on site.
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 2,639
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes