Shipwreck St Albans 2025

Database Information Shipwreck St Albans

Basic Information

Name(s)  St Albans
Registry  US
Official Number 23514
Vessel Type Steam Screw
Builder Ira LaFrinier, Drake & Co.
Year Built 1868
Year Sank 1881
Hull Material Wood
Engines Single Expansion

Dimensions

Length 136 ft
Width 26 ft
Depth 11 ft

Vessel History

Complete Historic Information Link – https://greatlakeships.org/2894775/data?n=3 ; https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/580?region=Index

Wreck Site Information

Lake Michigan
State or Province Wisconsin
Depth 165 ft.
GPS Coordinates 43° 03.992′ N 087° 45.556’W
Site Description The hull is intact below the main deck except the deck is collapsed in the midship and forward third of the ship. The engine and boiler are extant on the site as well as the rudder, capstans, and anchor windlass.

Model Information

Photographer

Photographer(s) Andrew Goodman
Year Captured July 2025
Time it took to capture 40 min

Modeler Information

Modeler Ken Merryman
Date Completed 11-2025
Hours of input to complete 5 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 –1,940
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 2.2.1 Build 20641
Data Format .jpg converted from RAW
Number of Source Images used – 1,940
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 of 3DShipwrecks.org & WHS

Resource Data in Database

Model  Yes
Source Images  Yes
Source CC .jpg
Number of Still Images – 1,940
Video Clip None
Processing Report Yes
Camera Calibration .xml Yes