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Database Information Shipwreck Drake
Basic Information
Name(s) Drake
Registry US
Official Number 91485
Vessel Type Bulk Freighter
Year Built 1882
Year Sank 1901
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 201ft
Width 34 ft
Depth 15 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2905274/data?n=6 ; https://www.michiganpreserves.org/whitefish-point-underwater-preserve/
Wreck Site Information
Lake Superior
State or Province Michigan
Depth 50 ft
GPS Coordinates N 46° 46.588 W 085° 05.933
Site Description What is exposed at the site varies from year to year depending on shifting sands. On the 2022 survey only the boiler and a small part of the stern of the ship was visible. The stern section included the engine base, crankshaft, thrust bearing, propeller shaft, deadwood, and hanger bearing and part of the wooden hull surrounding the machinery listed.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Andrew Goodman
Year Captured August 2022
Time it took to capture 20 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 11-2022
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
Sensor – 36.0 x24.0mm Cmos 30.4 megapixel
Multi-Camera Rig – No
Camera Propulsion – DPV
Video or Stills – Stills
Number of images Submitted – 1,053
Image resolution (pixels) 6720 x4480
Lighting – Artificial & Natural
Number of lights – 4
If known Kelvin Temperature CRI 90
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
Number of Source Images used – 1,053
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
If Scale Bars, calibration length –
Portion of the site covered: Partial but all that was uncovered in the sand.
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 1,053
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes