The Florida Keys
A shallow coral archipelago that has claimed ships for four centuries
A curving reef line runs the length of the Keys, close to the surface and close to the shipping lanes. Vessels lost here often settled in water shallow enough to see from the surface.
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Records in These Waters
AvailableAcorn
AH-WR-0557Key Largo, Florida
1885 · Steamship · 20-30 deep
RegisteredAdelaide Baker
AH-WR-0058Duck Key, Florida
1889 · Bark (or Barque) · 20 ft deep
AvailableAlicia
AH-WR-0368Ajax Reef, Florida Keys
1905 · Freighter · 20 ft deep
AvailableArratoon Apcar
AH-WR-2061Key Biscayne, Florida
1878 · Steamship
AvailableBenwood
AH-WR-0001Key Largo, Florida
1942 · Steam Freighter · 25–45 ft deep
AvailableCayman Salvage Master
AH-WR-0676Key West, Florida
1985 · Buoy Tender · 60-92 deep
AvailableCity of Washington
AH-WR-0367Elbow Reef, Florida Keys
1917 · Steamship · 25 ft deep
AvailableEagle
AH-WR-0120Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida
1985 · Freighter · 70-115 deep
Historical ListingEl Gallo Indiano
AH-WR-0941Long Key, Florida
1733 · Armed Galleon · 14 ft deep
Historical ListingEl Infante
AH-WR-0943Plantation Key, Florida
1733 · Armed Galleon · 20 ft deep
Historical ListingEl Rubi
AH-WR-0940Tavernier, Florida
1733 · Armed Galleon · 27 ft deep
AvailableFaja de Oro
AH-WR-2064Key West, Florida
1942 · Tanker
AvailableGuerrero
AH-WR-1421Carysfort Reef, Key Largo, Florida
1827 · Slave Brig
AvailableGulfstate
AH-WR-1904Florida
1943 · Tanker
AvailableHannah M. Bell
AH-WR-0950Key Largo, Florida
1911 · Steamship · 25 ft deep
AvailableHen and Chickens Brick Wreck
AH-WR-0558Plantation Key, Florida
1949 · Barge (Possibly Converted Steamship Hull)
AvailableHenrietta Marie
AH-WR-0936New Ground Reef, near Key West, Florida
1701 · Merchant Slave Ship · 10-40 deep
Historical ListingHMS Loo
AH-WR-1455Looe Key, lower Florida Keys
1744 · Royal Navy Fifth-Rate Frigate
Historical ListingHMS Looe
AH-WR-0937Looe Key, Florida Keys
1744 · Frigate · 5-30 deep
Historical ListingHMS Tyger
AH-WR-1456Garden Key, Dry Tortugas National Park
1742 · Royal Navy Fourth-Rate Ship-Of-The-Line
Historical ListingHMS Winchester
AH-WR-0370Carysfort Reef, Florida Keys
1695 · Warship
AvailableIsaac Allerton
AH-WR-1539Key West, Florida
1856 · Full-Rigged Ship
AvailableJoe's Tug
AH-WR-0951Stock Island, Florida
1989 · Shrimp Boat · 60-65 deep
AvailableMV Adolphus Busch Sr.
AH-WR-0667Big Pine Key, Florida
1998 · Cargo Freighter · 70-112 deep
AvailableNorth America
AH-WR-0555Marathon / Sombrero Key, Florida
1842 · Ship (Three-Masted, Square-Rigged) · 14 ft deep
RegisteredNuestra Señora de Atocha
AH-WR-0365Marquesas Keys, Florida
1622 · Galleon · 55 ft deep
AvailableNuestra Señora de Belem y San Juan Bautista
AH-WR-0948Islamorada, Florida
1733 · Merchant Ship · 15 ft deep
AvailableNuestra Señora de Belén y San Antonio de Padua
AH-WR-0945Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida
1733 · Merchant Ship · 20 ft deep
AvailableNuestra Señora de las Angustias
AH-WR-0946Long Key, Florida
1733 · Merchant Ship · 14 ft deep
AvailableNuestra Señora del Carmen, San Antonio de Padua y Las Animas
AH-WR-0947Windley Key, Florida
1733 · Merchant Ship
AvailableNuestra Señora del Populo
AH-WR-0938Key Largo, Florida Keys
1733 · Merchant Sailing Vessel
AvailableNuestra Señora del Rosario Santo Domingo, San Antonio y San Vicente Ferrer
AH-WR-0949Conch Key, Florida
1733 · Merchant Ship · 9 ft deep
AvailableSan Felipe
AH-WR-0944Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida
1733 · Merchant Ship · 15 ft deep
AvailableSan Francisco
AH-WR-0939Florida Keys
1733 · Merchant Sailing Vessel
AvailableSan José y Las Animas
AH-WR-0942Tavernier, Florida
1733 · Merchant Ship · 30 ft deep
RegisteredSan Pedro
AH-WR-0057Indian Key, Islamorada, Florida
1733 · Sailing Vessel · 18 ft deep
RegisteredSanta Margarita
AH-WR-0366Marquesas Keys, Florida
1622 · Galleon
AvailableScott Mason-Chaite
AH-WR-0679Key Largo, Florida
1998 · Refrigerated Cargo Freighter · 200-256 deep
AvailableSlobodna
AH-WR-0556Key Largo, Florida
1887 · Ship (Fully-Rigged Sailing Vessel)
Historical ListingThunderbolt
AH-WR-0121Marathon, Florida
1986 · Mine Planter · 75-120 deep
Historical ListingUSCGC Bibb
AH-WR-0369Key Largo, Florida
1987 · Cutter · 130 ft deep
Historical ListingUSCGC Duane
AH-WR-0059Molasses Reef, Key Largo, Florida
1987 · Coast Guard Cutter · 120 ft deep
Historical ListingUSNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg
AH-WR-0665Key West, Florida
2009 · Missile-Tracking Ship · 45-140 deep
Historical ListingUSS Alligator
AH-WR-0056Alligator Reef, Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida
1822 · Naval Schooner
Historical ListingUSS Amesbury
AH-WR-0554Key West, Florida
1962 · Destroyer Escort / High-Speed Transport · 20-30 deep
Historical ListingUSS Spiegel Grove
AH-WR-0666Key Largo, Florida
2002 · Dock Landing Ship · 60-130 deep
Historical ListingUSS Wild Cat
AH-WR-1423Straits of Florida, near Key West
1824 · Naval Schooner
AvailableValbanera
AH-WR-2063Key West, Florida
1919 · Passenger Steamer
