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Database Information Shipwreck F.B. Gardner
Basic Information
Name(s) F.B. Gardner
Registry US
Official Number 9198
Vessel Type Brigantine, schooner barge
Year Built 1855
Year Sank 1904
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 177 ft
Width 31 ft
Depth 10 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2897367/data?n=3 ; https://thumbwind.com/2020/01/18/michigan-shipwrecks/
Wreck Site Information
Lake Huron
State or Province Michigan
Depth 55 ft.
GPS Coordinates N 43° 31.649′ W 082° 31.717′
Site Description The wreck is filleted out and can be heavily buried in sand. The most prominent features are the keelson and anchor windlass. Parts of the two sides of the ship with part of the shelf and knees are also visible. The model appears to show part of an internal hogging arch on the starboard side.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Ken Merryman with support from Thom Hadfield
Year Captured July 2023
Time it took to capture 30 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 9-2023
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 – 1,564
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 – 1,564
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
If Scale Bars, calibration length –
Portion of the site covered: Complete
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 1,564
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes