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Database Information Shipwreck Racer
Basic Information
Name(s) Racer
Registry US
Official Number 21189
Vessel Type Schooner
Year Built 1856
Year Sank 1869
Hull Material Wood
Engines None
Dimensions
Length 130 ft
Width 28.3 ft
Depth 11 ft
Vessel History
Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2895903/data ; https://thunderbay.noaa.gov/shipwrecks/racer.html
Wreck Site Information
Lake Huron
State or Province Michigan
Depth 11 ft.
GPS Coordinates N45° 34.900’ W84° 08.919’
Site Description There is not a lot of intact schooner left on the site. The site is comprised part of the bottom of the hull with the entire length of the keelson, a small piece of the port side of the ship, and the centerboard pocket in the keelson. There is some of the iron ore cargo still extant on site. There is reportedly a piece of the starboard side several hundred ft. north of the wreck site.
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer(s) Ken Merryman
Year Captured August 2024
Time it took to capture 30 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 10-2024
Hours of input to complete 3 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 – 1,299
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 1.8.0 Build 13794
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 1,298
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: 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images 1,299
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes