Cuba & the Greater Antilles
Havana, the Bahama Channel, Hispaniola and Jamaica
Havana was the assembly point for Spain's homeward treasure fleets, and the Greater Antilles funnelled every ship bound for Europe through narrow channels.
Hurricanes and the reefs of the Old Bahama Channel and Jardines de la Reina account for many losses, from sixteenth-century galleons to the 1898 war wrecks.
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Records in These Waters
Historical ListingAlmirante Oquendo
AH-WR-1309Punta Cabrera, near Santiago de Cuba
1898 · Armored Cruiser
AvailableBalboa
AH-WR-1316George Town, Grand Cayman
November 1932 hurricane · Cargo Ship · 25 ft deep
AvailableCali
AH-WR-1317George Town, Grand Cayman
1948 · Four-Masted Barquentine Schooner · 30 ft deep
AvailableConde de Tolosa
AH-WR-1319Samaná Bay, Dominican Republic
August 1724, during a hurricane · Spanish Galleon · 65 ft deep
Historical ListingCristóbal Colón
AH-WR-1311Mouth of the Río Turquino, near Santiago de Cuba
1898 · Armored Cruiser
RegisteredDoc Poulson
AH-WR-1318Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
Sunk deliberately after use in dredging the Cayman Islands Yacht Club channel · Cable-Laying Barge · 50-60 deep
Historical ListingFuror
AH-WR-1353Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
1898 · Torpedo Boat Destroyer
RegisteredGreat Ranger
AH-WR-1431Port Royal, Jamaica
Damaged in the August 1722 Port Royal hurricane and sank later for lack of repair; exact date of final loss not established · Sloop-Of-War
AvailableHickory
AH-WR-1321Boca Chica, Dominican Republic
1986 · Freighter · 18-65 deep
Historical ListingHMS Convert
AH-WR-1356East End, Grand Cayman
1794 · Frigate
Historical ListingHMS Deal Castle
AH-WR-1360Coastal waters off Puerto Rico
1780 · Post Ship
Historical ListingHMS Oxford
AH-WR-1426Île-à-Vache, off southwestern Haiti
1669 · Fifth-Rate Frigate · 12 ft deep
Historical ListingHMS Scarborough
AH-WR-1361Coastal waters off Saint-Domingue, Haiti
1780 · Post Ship
Historical ListingHMS Swan
AH-WR-1428Port Royal, Jamaica
1692 · Sixth-Rate Warship
Historical ListingInfanta María Teresa
AH-WR-1308Punta Cabrera, near Santiago de Cuba
1898 · Armored Cruiser
AvailableJamaica Merchant
AH-WR-1427Île-à-Vache, off southwestern Haiti
Reported wrecked in the vicinity of Île-à-Vache in the late 1660s, during Henry Morgan's privateering campaigns · Merchant Ship · 5-10 deep
AvailableKirk Pride
AH-WR-1358George Town, Grand Cayman
1976 · Cargo Ship · 780 ft deep
AvailableLittle Ranger
AH-WR-1430Port Royal, Jamaica
1722 · Brig
AvailableNuestra Señora de Guadalupe y San Antonio
AH-WR-1320Bayahibe, Dominican Republic
August 1724, during a hurricane · Spanish Galleon
Historical ListingNuestra Señora de la Pura y Limpia Concepción
AH-WR-1443Silver Bank, north of the Dominican Republic
1641 · Galleon
AvailableOro Verde
AH-WR-1315Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
1980 · Cargo Vessel · 60 ft deep
Historical ListingPlutón
AH-WR-1354Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
1898 · Torpedo Boat Destroyer
RegisteredPort Royal Ship
AH-WR-1359Port Royal, Jamaica
1692 · Merchant Vessel
RegisteredQuedagh Merchant
AH-WR-1425Catalina Island, southeastern Dominican Republic
1699 · Armed Merchant Ship · 3-10 deep
Historical ListingReina Mercedes
AH-WR-1312Santiago de Cuba harbor entrance
1898 · Unprotected Cruiser
RegisteredRoyal Fortune
AH-WR-1429Port Royal, Jamaica
1722 · Frigate
AvailableSS Antonio López
AH-WR-1357Dorado, Puerto Rico
1898 · Merchant Steamship
AvailableSt George
AH-WR-1322Bayahibe, Dominican Republic
1999 · Cargo Freighter · 50-144 deep
Historical ListingUSS Ferret
AH-WR-1433Canasí, Cuba
1825 · Schooner
Historical ListingUSS Kittiwake
AH-WR-1314Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
2011 · Submarine Rescue Ship · 65 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS Maine
AH-WR-1352Havana Harbor, Cuba
1898 · Armored Cruiser (Second-Class Battleship)
Historical ListingUSS Memphis
AH-WR-1355Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1916 · Armored Cruiser
Historical ListingUSS Merrimac
AH-WR-1313Santiago de Cuba harbor entrance
1898 · Collier
Historical ListingVizcaya
AH-WR-1310Aserraderos, near Santiago de Cuba
1898 · Armored Cruiser
