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Database Information Shipwreck Crystal Wreck aka Unknown
Basic Information
Name(s) Crystal Wreck aka Unknown
Registry
Official Number
Vessel Type Schooner or Brig
Year Built
Year Sank
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 117 to 124 ft measured
Width 25 – 26 ft measured
Depth ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link –
Wreck Site Information
Lake Erie
State or Province Ontario
Depth 120 ft
GPS Coordinates 42° 27.135′ N 080° 16.536′ W
Site Description The wreck sits on the bottom largely intact with a bow sprit, ship wheel, capstan, sheet winch or centerboard winch, pump, anchor windlass and one anchor deployed and buried and one on deck. While there are no masts or booms visible on site. There is a mast stub and pin rail, centerboard, and what appears to be a yard on the starboard side. The bow is curved and the stern is raked. There are several fish nets on the wreck.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Andrew Goodman, Tamara Thomsen supported by Carrie Sowden and Ken Merryman
Year Captured June 2023
Time it took to capture 30 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 4-2024
Hours of input to complete 8 hrs
Technical Information
Photography
Camera – Canon 5d Mark IV in a Nauticam Housing with an 8” Dome Port; GoPro Hero9 on SV mode
Lens – Canon EF Zoom 8-15mm set at 15 mm
Multi-Camera Rig – No
Camera Propulsion – DPV and swimming
Video or Stills – Stills & Video
Number of images Submitted – 3,022
Image resolution (pixels) 6720 x4480; 4k video
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; .jpg from 4k video
Number of Source Images used – 1,300
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
If Scale Bars, calibration length – 3.0 ft
Portion of the site covered: Complete
Publishing Restrictions
Licensing Usage Restrictions CC BY-ND
Attributed to: Andrew Goodman and Tamara Thomsen of 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images 3,022
Video Clip 6 4k GoPro
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes