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Database Information Shipwreck Herman H. Hettler
Basic Information
Name(s) Herman H. Hettler aka Walter Vail
Registry US
Official Number 81263
Vessel Type Propeller
Year Built 1890
Year Sank 1926
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 200 ft
Width 35 ft
Depth 13.25 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/440394 ; https://www.michiganpreserves.org/alger-underwater-preserve/
Wreck Site Information
Lake Superior
State or Province Michigan
Depth 40 ft
GPS Coordinates 46° 29.033′ N 086° 35.892′ W ; 46° 28.924′ N 086° 35.979′ W
Site Description The Herman Hettler is badly broken and the site consists of two separate major wreckage fields shown in the two separate models. Site one is the bottom of the stern of the ship showing part of the engine bed and a side of the ship and rudder. Site two includes a small piece of the side of the ship plus a major collection of mostly broken ship machinery parts including the engine cylinders, boilers, valves, connecting rods, crank shaft, piping, heating radiators, lifeboat davits, a toilet, and bathtub.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Andrew Goodman
Year Captured August 2023
Time it took to capture 30 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 3-2024
Hours of input to complete 6 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 – 2,424
Image resolution (pixels) 6720 x4480
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
Number of Source Images used – 1,346, 1,075
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted
If Scale Bars, calibration length – 3.0 ft
Portion of the site covered: Complete but likely other scattered wreckage in the area.
Publishing Restrictions
Licensing Usage Restrictions CC BY-ND
Attributed to: Andrew Goodman and 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images 2,424
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes