Interactive Model – Year 2024
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Database Information Shipwreck
Basic Information
Name(s) Hesper
Registry U.S.
Official Number 96054
Vessel Type Bulk Freighter
Year Built 1890
Year Sank 1905
Hull Material Wood
Engine(s) None
Dimensions
Length 250.3 ft
Width 41.6 ft
Depth 20.2 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2905005/data ; https://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/shipwrecks/hesper/hesper.php
Wreck Site Information
Lake Superior
State or Province Minnesota
Depth 40′ to 60′
GPS Coordinates 47° 16.310′ N 91° 16.278′ W
Site Description: The wreck lies inside the Silver Bay Harbor partially embedded in the west breakwater. The wooden bulk freighter is filleted out in three major pieces port and starboard sides and the bottom. The forecastle deck sits on the bottom piece near the bow. A dual piston pump and boiler plates rest on the ceiling of the hull bottom near the engine bed. The rudder, horn timber, several lifeboat davits, and the capstan lie near the stern. The model has some problems on the starboard stern part of the ship model. Also note although there is a scale bar the model was not scales since it degraded the problem areas. The Hesper is the second most popular dive site on the Minnesota North Shore. There is shore access from the breakwater by the marina and GLSPS maintains a mooring buoy near the stern section.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Andrew Goodman
Year Captured Sept 2024
Time it took to capture 60 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 3-2025
Hours of input to complete 8 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 – 3,118
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 – 3,118
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 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images 3,118
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes