Adelaide Baker
Bark (or Barque) · United States · Lost 1889 · The Florida Keys
A three-masted iron-reinforced bark, locally known as Conrad, believed to be the lumber ship Adelaide Baker lost near Duck Key in 1889.
Christopher Ronan
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The Vessel and Her Loss
In 1889 a three-masted, iron-reinforced wooden bark wrecked on the reef south-southeast of Duck Key in the Florida Keys. Locally the wreck has long been called Conrad, but researchers believe the vessel is actually Adelaide Baker. The wreck was reportedly burned after grounding, likely to recover its iron fastenings. Today its scattered remains form a popular shallow dive site within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Vessel
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- Wood
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- Sail
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Loss
- January 1, 1889
- Grounding
- About 4 miles south-southeast of Duck Key, Florida
- Straits of Florida
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- Lumber (reported)
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The Wreck Today
- 20 ft
- Remains scattered over roughly a quarter-square-mile area.
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- Within Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Position
- 24.703° N 80.895° W
- Surveyed position
- Duck Key, Florida
NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary's official mooring-buoy coordinate list gives this position for the Adelaide Baker Shipwreck Trail site.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)
The vessel's precise identity as Adelaide Baker, and details of her build and cargo, are not conclusively established in the sources reviewed.
NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Wreck description, location, and identity discussion.
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary mooring buoy list (NOAA)
wreck position
