SS Iroquois Wreck, Sidney, BC

3D Model

The Iroquois was built at Port Moody in 1900 for the Victoria and Sidney Railway. The vessel was 82 feet long, had a 21-foot beam and an 8-foot depth of hold.

On 10 April 1911 the Iroquois left Sidney for Nanaimo carrying 32 passengers and crew with a cargo of general freight. Soon after the departure, a gust of wind struck the ship and she developed a list. She foundered in minutes with twenty-one loss of life.

The wreck site was located east of Sydney in 33 m / 110’ of water, on November 11, 1977, by members of the Underwater Archeology Society of British Columbia (UASBC) and of the RimPac Divers Club of Sidney.

The dataset was obtained on January 9 and 10th, 2025 using a Nikon D500, 16 mm fisheye, Aquatica housing, dual DS161 Ikelite strobes. The 3D model was generated with photogrammetry software 3DF Zephyr v7.531 processing 2016 images

Photogrammetry: Roger Lacasse Divers : Jacques Marc, Paul Spencer, Lee Critchley ; Captain : Jim Dixon; Boat : Guy Shockey.

Scale bar : 1 m.