The Mexican Gulf Coast & Campeche
Veracruz, Campeche Bank and the Yucatan
Veracruz and the Campeche Bank were the Spanish treasure fleets' American terminus, and later a route for tankers and cargo ships.
Norte gales and the shoals of the Campeche Bank wrecked fleets from the sixteenth century onward, including some of the earliest European wrecks in the Americas.
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Records in These Waters
AvailableAmatlan
AH-WR-1893Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Tanker
Historical ListingARM Felipe Xicotencatl (C-53)
AH-WR-1381Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
2000 · Destroyer · 25-100 deep
Historical ListingC-55 Teniente Juan de la Barrera
AH-WR-1201Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo
2000 · Minesweeper · 80 ft deep
Historical ListingC-58 General Anaya
AH-WR-1202Isla Mujeres/Cancún, Quintana Roo
2000 · Minesweeper · 85 ft deep
AvailableCadmus
AH-WR-1894Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Cargo Steamer
AvailableCayo Nuevo Shipwreck (Site)
AH-WR-1207Cayo Nuevo, Campeche Bank
Dated by archaeologists to approximately 1550; precise year not established · Sailing Ship
Historical ListingCuarenta Cañones (Site)
AH-WR-1199Chinchorro Bank, off Mahahual, Quintana Roo
If identified with the galleon Santiago, lost the night of 28 December 1658; the wreck's identity remains debated among researchers. · Sailing Warship
AvailableEl Ángel (Site)
AH-WR-1200Southern Chinchorro Bank, Quintana Roo
Early-to-mid 19th century, exact year not established · Brig · 39 ft deep
AvailableEl Pesquero (Site)
AH-WR-1206Champotón, Campeche
18th century, precise year not established · Sailing Ship
Historical ListingFelipe Xicoténcatl
AH-WR-1203Chankanaab, Cozumel, Quintana Roo
2000 · Minesweeper · 82 ft deep
AvailableGundersen
AH-WR-1895Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Motor Cargo Ship
AvailableLa Unión
AH-WR-1204Sisal, Yucatán
1861 · Paddle Steamer
AvailableLas Choapas
AH-WR-1891Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Tanker
AvailableManuel Polanco Wreck
AH-WR-1383Banco Chinchorro, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Date not established; conventionally cited as 19th century · Merchant Sailing Vessel
AvailableMentor
AH-WR-1890Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Cargo Steamer
AvailableMoira
AH-WR-1897Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Tanker
RegisteredNuestra Señora de los Milagros
AH-WR-1380Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
1741 · Merchant Sailing Vessel · 15-30 deep
Historical ListingNuestra Señora del Juncal
AH-WR-1198Sonda de Campeche, Campeche
1631 · Galleon
AvailableRMS Forth
AH-WR-1205Alacranes Reef, north of Progreso, Yucatán
1849 · Paddle Steamer · 59 ft deep
AvailableRMS Tweed
AH-WR-1382Alacranes Reef, Yucatán, Mexico
1847 · Paddle Steamer
AvailableSan Blas
AH-WR-1896Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Cargo Steamer
AvailableTuapse
AH-WR-1899Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Motor Tanker
AvailableTuxpam
AH-WR-1892Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Tanker
Historical ListingUSS Somers
AH-WR-1378Veracruz, Mexico
1846 · Brig-Of-War · 110 ft deep
Historical ListingUSS Union
AH-WR-1379Veracruz, Mexico
1846 · Storeship
AvailableVelma Lykes
AH-WR-1898Gulf of Mexico
1942 · Cargo Steamer
