The Gulf of Mexico
Hurricanes, bars and a soft bottom
The Gulf carried cotton, sugar, oil and passengers across water with few natural landmarks and shifting river bars.
Hurricane season closes over the whole basin, the passes of the Mississippi silt and move, and the low coast gives no early warning of a lee shore. Wartime submarine attacks in 1942 reached within sight of Gulf beaches. Many wrecks here lie in soft sediment that buries and preserves them.
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Records in These Waters
AvailableAlbatross
AH-WR-2056Dry Tortugas, Florida
1961 · Schooner
AvailableAllen
AH-WR-0756Gulf Shores, Alabama
1975 · Liberty Ship · 80-93 deep
AvailableAmapala
AH-WR-1881Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Cargo Steamer
AvailableAntares
AH-WR-0746Pensacola, Florida
1993 · Freighter · 70-140 deep
AvailableBayard
AH-WR-1888Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Motor Cargo Ship
AvailableBenjamin C. Cromwell
AH-WR-2057Carrabelle, Florida
1899 · Schooner
RegisteredBlack Bart
AH-WR-0751Panama City Beach, Florida
1993 · Offshore Supply Vessel · 85 ft deep
AvailableCarrabulle
AH-WR-1879Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Tanker
AvailableChepanoc
AH-WR-0748Destin, Florida
2005 · Tugboat · 107 ft deep
AvailableCity of Everett
AH-WR-2062Gulf of Mexico
1923 · Whaleback Steamer
Historical ListingCSS Gaines
AH-WR-0583Fort Morgan, Alabama
1864 · Sidewheel Gunboat · 24 ft deep
Historical ListingCSS Huntsville
AH-WR-0585Mobile River near Mobile, Alabama
1865 · Ironclad Floating Battery
Historical ListingCSS Phoenix
AH-WR-0584Dog River Bar, Mobile Bay, Alabama
1864 · Ironclad Floating Battery
Historical ListingCSS Tuscaloosa
AH-WR-0586Mobile River near Mobile, Alabama
1865 · Ironclad Floating Battery
RegisteredEl Nuevo Constante
AH-WR-0886Cameron Parish, Louisiana
1766 · Merchant Ship · 20 ft deep
AvailableEmpire Mica
AH-WR-0378Cape San Blas, Florida
1942 · Tanker · 110 ft deep
AvailableF/V G.P. Chauvin
AH-WR-0888Biloxi, Mississippi
2023 · Menhaden Fishing Vessel
AvailableF/V Mermentau
AH-WR-0887Biloxi, Mississippi
2023 · Menhaden Fishing Vessel
AvailableFairfield New Venture
AH-WR-0885Orange Beach, Alabama
2018 · Research Vessel · 60-125 deep
AvailableGulfoil
AH-WR-1882Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Tanker
RegisteredHalo
AH-WR-0561Grand Isle, Louisiana
1942 · Steam Tanker · 450 ft deep
AvailableHamlet
AH-WR-1884Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Motor Tanker
AvailableI'm Alone
AH-WR-1445About 200 miles south of the Louisiana coast
1929 · Schooner
AvailableIndustry
AH-WR-0593Offshore, south of the Mississippi River mouth
1836 · Whaling Brig · 6000 ft deep
AvailableJ. W. Clise
AH-WR-2059Mobile, Alabama
1940 · Schooner
AvailableJames A. Garfield
AH-WR-2058Carrabelle, Florida
1899 · Bark (or Barque)
AvailableJoseph M. Cudahy
AH-WR-0560Naples, Florida
1942 · Steam Tanker
AvailableJosephine
AH-WR-0592Biloxi, Mississippi
1881 · Sidewheel Steamer
AvailableLuLu
AH-WR-0755Orange Beach, Alabama
2013 · Coastal Freighter · 112 ft deep
AvailableMajor General Henry Gibbins
AH-WR-1889Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Cargo Steamer
RegisteredMardi Gras Shipwreck
AH-WR-0064About 35 miles off the coast of Louisiana
Early 19th century, dated by artifacts to around 1800-1820 · Sailing Vessel · 4000 ft deep
AvailableMary
AH-WR-0597Mobile, Alabama
1906 · River Steamer
RegisteredMiss Louise
AH-WR-0752Destin, Florida
1997 · Push Tugboat · 60 ft deep
AvailableOntario
AH-WR-1883Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Cargo Steamer
AvailablePete Tide II
AH-WR-0750Pensacola, Florida
1993 · Offshore Supply Vessel · 100 ft deep
AvailableR.M. Parker Jr.
AH-WR-1886Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Tanker
AvailableRapid (tentatively identified; also known as the Mardi Gras Shipwreck)
AH-WR-1467About 35 miles off the Louisiana coast
1813 · Privateer Schooner · 4000 ft deep
AvailableRawleigh Warner
AH-WR-1887Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Tanker
AvailableSan Pablo
AH-WR-0745Pensacola, Florida
1944 · Refrigerated Cargo Ship · 60-80 deep
AvailableSheherazade
AH-WR-1885Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Motor Tanker
RegisteredSS Alcoa Puritan
AH-WR-0375Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana
1942 · Cargo Ship
AvailableSS Benjamin Brewster
AH-WR-0596Grand Isle, Louisiana
1942 · Steam Tanker · 37 ft deep
AvailableSS Cities Service Toledo
AH-WR-0379Trinity Shoal, Louisiana
1942 · Tanker
AvailableSS David McKelvy
AH-WR-0376Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana
1942 · Tanker
AvailableSS Gulfpenn
AH-WR-0374Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana
1942 · Tanker
AvailableSS Heredia
AH-WR-0372Ship Shoal, off Louisiana
1942 · Steam Merchant · 90 ft deep
AvailableSS Munger T. Ball
AH-WR-0373Dry Tortugas, Florida
1942 · Tanker
RegisteredSS Norlindo
AH-WR-0559Dry Tortugas, Florida
1942 · Steam Freighter
RegisteredSS R. W. Gallagher
AH-WR-0595Ship Shoal, Louisiana
1942 · Steam Tanker
RegisteredSS Robert E. Lee
AH-WR-0125Mouth of the Mississippi River, Louisiana
1942 · Passenger Ship
AvailableSS Tarpon
AH-WR-0594Panama City, Florida
1937 · Steamship · 95 ft deep
AvailableSS Virginia
AH-WR-0371Southwest Pass, Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana
1942 · Tanker · 650 ft deep
AvailableThomas Hayward
AH-WR-0881Destin, Florida
1977 · Liberty Ship · 90 ft deep
AvailableTorny
AH-WR-1880Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Cargo Steamer
Historical ListingU-166
AH-WR-0562Mouth of the Mississippi River, Louisiana
1942 · Submarine · 5000 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS Althea
AH-WR-0590Mobile, Alabama
1865 · Steam Tug
Historical ListingUSS Firebrand
AH-WR-1466Pass Christian, Mississippi
1819 · Naval Schooner
Historical ListingUSS Hatteras
AH-WR-0065Galveston, Texas
1863 · Steamship · 60 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS Ida
AH-WR-0589Mobile Bay, Alabama
1865 · Steam Dispatch Boat
Historical ListingUSS Massachusetts
AH-WR-0067Pensacola, Florida
1921 · Battleship
Historical ListingUSS Milwaukee
AH-WR-0587Spanish Fort, Alabama
1865 · River Monitor
Historical ListingUSS Narcissus
AH-WR-0591Egmont Key, Florida
1866 · Steam Tug
Historical ListingUSS Oriskany
AH-WR-0742Pensacola, Florida
2006 · Aircraft Carrier · 80-212 deep
Historical ListingUSS Osage
AH-WR-0588Spanish Fort, Alabama
1865 · River Monitor
Historical ListingUSS R-12
AH-WR-0377Key West, Florida
1943 · Submarine · 600 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS Strength
AH-WR-0744Panama City Beach, Florida
1987 · Minesweeper · 80 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS Sturtevant
AH-WR-0563Key West, Florida
1942 · Destroyer
Historical ListingUSS Tecumseh
AH-WR-0066Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, Alabama
1864 · Monitor
AvailableVamar
AH-WR-0124Mexico Beach, Florida
1942 · Freighter
Historical ListingYDT-14
AH-WR-0753Pensacola, Florida
2000 · Diving Tender · 65-100 deep
Historical ListingYDT-15
AH-WR-0754Pensacola, Florida
2000 · Diving Tender · 75-100 deep
