Shipwreck Comet – Sidewheel Steamer

Comet 3D Interactive Model – Year 2012

Database Information Shipwreck Comet Side-Wheel Steamer

Basic Information

Name(s) Comet, Mayflower
Registry  CA
Official Number 92861
Vessel Type Side-Wheel Steamer
Year Built 1848
Year Sank  1861
Hull Material Wood
Engines Twin Walking Beam Steam Engines

Dimensions

Length 174 ft
Width 24 ft
Depth 10 ft

Vessel History

Rebuilds/Renames  Rebuilt 1851; Renamed Mayflower 1854 then Comet in 1860
History  Built as a twin paddle wheel steamer in 1848 with two walking beam steam engines.  It sank from a boiler explosion in 1851 killing eight persons.  The hull was salvaged and rebuilt then renamed Mayflower in 1854 then back to Comet in 1860. On its first voyage of the season May 1861 in strong winds it collided with the schooner Exchange.  Both vessels tried to stay close but the Exchange drifted away in the wind.  All passengers and crew abandoned ship in the lifeboats.  Two crew were killed in the process.  The rest landed on Simcoe Island.
Disposition Sunk in a collision with the schooner Exchange off Simcoe Island May 15, 1861 killing two crew.
Source HCGL, Shipwreck World
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2907681/data?n=4 , http://www.shipwreckworld.com/maps/comet-steamer-lake-ontario-shipwreck

Wreck Site Information

Lake Ontario
State or Province Ontario
Depth 90 ft
GPS Coordinates 44° 8.337′ N 76° 35.036′ W
Site Description The Comet sits upright with two intact walking beam steam engines, boilers, and paddle wheels.  Cabins and decks have collapsed but it is one of the Great Lakes best examples of a sidewheel steamer.

Model Information

Photographer

Photographer Kenneth Merryman
Date Completed May 2012
Time it took to capture 90 min

Modeler Information

Modeler Kenneth Merryman
Date Completed April 1, 2020
Hours of input to complete 6 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 – 7818
Image resolution (pixels) 1080 x 1440 with 1.3333 pixel size 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
No of Source Images used 7803
Are these images original or adjusted; Color Corrected and converted to 1080 x 1920
Portion of the site covered: The video model shot in 2012 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 engines and wreck site.