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Database Information Shipwreck Panther
Basic Information
Name(s) Panther
Registry US
Official Number 150497
Vessel Type Wooden Bulk Freighter
Year Built 1890
Year Sank 1916
Hull Material Wood
Engines Double Expansion Steam
Dimensions
Length 237 ft
Width 36 ft
Depth 19 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2898401/data?n=1 ; https://www.michiganpreserves.org/whitefish-point-underwater-preserve/
Wreck Site Information
Lake Superior
State or Province Michigan
Depth 90 to 110 ft
GPS Coordinates 46° 38.291′ N 084° 48.358′ W
Site Description The ship’s hull and deck is badly broken but there are an amazing number of machinery artifacts scattered in the wreckage. The highlights of the site are its double expansion steam engine, steel boiler cabin and boiler, steam worm gear windlass, steam winches, anchor and rudder
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Andrew Goodman, Dusty Klifman, Ray Wilson
Year Captured August 2022
Time it took to capture 100 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 4-2023
Hours of input to complete 10 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, Diver
Video or Stills – Stills, Video
Number of images Submitted – 5,380
Image resolution (pixels) 6720 x4480, 7952 x 5304, 3840 x 2160
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 – 5,282
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: Andrew Goodman, Dusty Klifman, Ray Wilson for 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images 5,380
Video Clip Yes
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes