Photogrammetry in Depth: Revealing HMS Hampshire

HMS Hampshire was a Devonshire Class armoured cruiser that saw action at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Immediately after the battle, the ship was tasked with transporting Field Marshall Lord Kitchener to Russia on a diplomatic mission. The ship hit mines laid by U-75 approximately 1.5 miles North of Orkney at Birsay Head and sank with a loss of 737 men, including Kitchener and his staff. To commemorate the centenary of the ship's loss, the MoD granted a survey licence to an international team of technical diving and sub-sea imaging specialists in May/June 2016. This paper will present the results of the diver survey carried out at a depth of 65 metres and describe the challenges of creating accurate 3D images of the wreck using photogrammetry in a deep, dark and hostile environment. The resulting 3D models are presented using immersive virtual reality technology (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift) at real World scale, emulating the diver's experience on the seabed.

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Chris Rowland

Kari Hyttinen

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Publication date: July 2017

Publication date (Print): July 2017

Pages: 358-364

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[0001]3DVisLab. University of Dundee

DJCAD, Perth Road, Dundee, Tayside

Scotland, UK

[0002]Munkkiniemen puistotie 2A13

00330 Helsinki

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2017.72

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Conference name: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2017)

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 11 – 13 July 2017

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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[1] A. Addison 2002 Emerging trends in virtual heritage IEEE Multimedia 7 2

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