Sidewheeler Sea Bird 3D Interactive Model – Year 2014
Sea Bird Database Information
Basic Information
Name(s) Sea Bird
Registry U.S.
Official Number 22368
Vessel Type Sidewheel Steamer Sea Bird
Builder E. B. Ward
Place Built Newport, MI
Year Built 1859
Year Sank 1868
Hull Material Wood
Dimensions
Length 192 ft
Width 28 ft
Depth 12 ft
Vessel History
Rebuilds | |
History | See links below |
Disposition | Burned and sank in 1868 off Waukegan, Illinois killing between 70 and 100 passengers and crew. Only three survived. |
Source | HCGL, GLS |
Complete Historic Information Link https://greatlakes.bgsu.edu/item/438349 ; https://greatlakeships.org/2894698/data?n=10
Wreck Site Information
Lake Michigan
State or Province Illinois
Depth 27′
GPS Coordinates 4xo xx’ N 9xo xx’ W
Site Description: The wreck lies near shore
Model Information
Photographer
Photographer Kenneth Merryman
Date Completed August, 2014
Time it took to capture 20 min
Modeler Information
Modeler Kenneth Merryman
Date Completed January 14, 2021
Hours of input to complete 6 hrs
Technical Information
Photography
Camera – Sony HVR-Z1U in Amphibico Housing with .5 diopter dome port
Lens – Zoom 4.5-54 mm set at 4.5 mm; 35 mm equivalent to 32.5 – 390 mm at 32.5 mm
with dome port equivalent 28mm
Sensor – 6mm 1/3 type 3 CCD
Multi-Camera Rig – No
Camera Propulsion – Diver,
Video or Stills – Video
Number of images Submitted – 3167 – 2,359 from 2014 and 808 from 2019
Image resolution (pixels) 1080 x 1440 with 1.3333 pixel size ratio
Lighting – Natural
Number of lights – 0
If known Kelvin Temperature N/A
Light Output Lumens N/A
Model Information
Software Used – Agisoft Standard Edition Version 1.6.1 Build 100009
Data Format – .jpg
No of Source Images used 2052
Are these images original or adjusted; Adjusted to 1080×1920 square pixels
Portion of the site covered: Partial This model is missing boiler area.
Publishing Restrictions
Licensing Usage Restrictions CC BY-ND
Attributed to: 3DShipwrecks.org
Resource Data in Database
Model Yes
Source Images Video
Still Images 3167
Video Clip No