Carnarvon
Freighter · Lost Year only; some dive sources give 1918. · The Bahamas
A 186-foot freighter wrecked on Eleuthera's Devil's Backbone reef, leaving behind anchors and boilers now popular with underwater photographers.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Carnarvon was a 186-foot freighter lost on the Devil's Backbone reef off north Eleuthera around 1916. Details of her flag, owner, and cargo have not survived in accessible records, but her wreck, with visible anchors and boilers, remains one of the reef's recognizable dive sites alongside the Cienfuegos and Vanaheim wrecks.
Vessel
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- 186 ft
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Loss
- Year only; some dive sources give 1918.
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- Devil's Backbone reef, Eleuthera Island
- Atlantic Ocean, off Eleuthera
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The Wreck Today
- 30 ft
- Anchors, boilers, and hull structure remain identifiable on the reef.
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Position
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- Devil's Backbone, north Eleuthera
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (35/100)
Builder, flag, ownership, exact date, cause, and casualty details are not established in the sources reviewed; even the year of loss varies between 1916 and 1918 in the sources found.
ProjectEleuthera.org underwater sites survey
Approximate length, loss year, and wreck condition.
Length and loss year corroboration.
