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Database Information Shipwreck Edward E. Gillen aka Erastus Knight aka Aubrey
Basic Information
Name(s) Edward E. Gillen aka Erastus Knight aka Aubrey
Registry US
Official Number 205312
Vessel Type Tug
Year Built 1908
Year Sank 1981
Hull Material Steel
Engines Six Cylinder Diesel
Dimensions
Length 56.5 ft
Width 15.3 ft
Depth 7.9 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/436235 ; https://wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/162?region=Index
Wreck Site Information
Lake Michigan
State or Province Wisconsin
Depth 74 ft
GPS Coordinates 43° 01.638′ N 087° 49.131′ W
Site Description The tug Edward Gillen sits on the bottom totally intact. The only external equipment missing are the running lights. Although not in the model most of the internal pilothouse artifacts appear to be gone.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Andrew Goodman
Year Captured July 2025
Time it took to capture 20 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 8-2025
Hours of input to complete 2 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 – 985
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 2.1.3 Build 18946
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 978
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 Kendra Kennedy on behalf of Wisconsin Historical Society and 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images 985
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes