Baja California & the Mexican Pacific
From Ensenada to Cabo and south to Acapulco
The Pacific coast of Mexico was a route for Manila galleons, whalers, mail steamers and coastal freighters.
Long stretches of unlit desert coast and strong currents wrecked sailing ships and steamers alike, and several losses lie on beaches and reefs still identifiable today.
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Records in These Waters
AvailableBlack Warrior
AH-WR-1189Guerrero Negro Lagoon, Baja California Sur
1858 · Whaling Ship
AvailableSan Juanillo
AH-WR-1190Pacific coast of Baja California (precise site restricted)
Late 1578 or early 1579 · Manila Galleon
AvailableSan Luciano
AH-WR-1188La Boquita, Manzanillo Bay, Colima
Published accounts disagree: some record the loss as occurring 38 nautical miles north of Manzanillo on August 6, 1965, after striking submerged rocks; others state she sank at Manzanillo during a hurricane in October 1959. · Tanker/Freighter · 15 deep
AvailableSS Colima
AH-WR-1187Manzanillo, Colima
1895 · Steamship
AvailableSS Golden Gate
AH-WR-1186Manzanillo, Colima
1862 · Side-Wheel Steamship
AvailableSS Independence
AH-WR-1185Isla Margarita, Magdalena Bay
1853 · Side-Wheel Steamship
AvailableSS Sacramento
AH-WR-1191Sacramento Reef, near Isla San Geronimo, Rosario Bay
1872 · Side-Wheel Steamship
Historical ListingUribe 121
AH-WR-1372Rosarito Beach
2015 · Naval Patrol Vessel · 95 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS H-1 (Seawolf)
AH-WR-1371Isla Santa Margarita, Magdalena Bay
1920 · Submarine
