Background This is the second post for the Junkers Ju52 Photogrammetry project. The first post covered the trip details, information on the Junkers Ju52 airplane, the wreck itself, and still photos of the wreck. This post will focus on the photogrammetry model. Photogrammetry Process Photos & Video One of the cool things about this project [...]
Tag: Rebreather
The Junkers Ju-52 Project (Kea, Greece — 205 fsw)
Intro The genesis for this project started when I was in Kea, Greece in October 2023 during an expedition with Ben Lair and Justin Judd to dive the HMHS Britannic with Keadivers. I was showing Yannis (owner of Keadivers) some of my airplane photogrammetry models when he mentioned that there was a completely intact German [...]
I-1 Submarine & Admiral Yamamoto’s Demise (Solomon Islands — 90 fsw)
Introduction On Thursday, April 18 1943, during Operation Vengeance, United States P-38 aircraft launched from the Solomon Islands shot down the aircraft carrying the Commander-in-Chief of the combined fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Yamamoto was the architect of the Japan war strategy and was absolutely critical to their heretofore success in [...]
USS Aaron Ward (Solomon Islands — 225 fsw)
HMNZS Moa (Solomon Islands — 150 fsw)
Background The HMNZS Moa (T233) was a Royal New Zealand Navy "Bird-class" minesweeper (there were only three and they were named after New Zealand native birds - the Kiwi, Moa, and Tui). She was laid down in March 1940, launched on 15 May 1941, and commissioned on 12 August 1941. She was 168 feet long [...]
USS Kanawha (Solomon Islands — 130 -> 200 fsw)
Intro Many people might think "ah, what is the big deal, it is just an oiler" and they might be partially right. Oilers aren't exactly sexy like a destroyer, battleship or an aircraft carrier. However...that also under-values the complexity of naval warfare in far away locales. Before I get into the details of this specific [...]
Trip Report : Iron Bottom Sound (Solomon Islands — Feb 2024)
“Squeezer” Dredge (Pt Mugu — 250 fsw)
Intro Once again, Tyler has hit pay dirt and we have found and identified a previously undiscovered wreck. We had previously gone out diving on the Triton and scanned a lot of targets a month ago and also found a new airplane wreck. We had a very brief weather window during all the recent storms [...]