AH-WR-1291

Mahoney

Steamship · Unknown · Lost 1929 · The Bahamas

A late 19th-century steamer that sank near Paradise Island in 1929 and was later dynamited as a navigation hazard, now dived as two scattered debris fields off Nassau.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

The Mahoney was a steamship that sank in 1929 while en route to Paradise Island off Nassau. Because the wreck posed a hazard to navigation, it was later dynamited, breaking the hull into two separate fields of boilers and machinery on the seabed. It is described by Nassau dive operators as one of the oldest wrecks regularly visited by divers in the area.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: January 1, 1929
Cause: Not established
Location: Off Paradise Island, Nassau
Water: Nassau Harbour approach
Voyage: Paradise Island
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: No casualty information is established in the sources reviewed.
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 90-100
Condition: Broken in two, in two separate debris fields with large boilers and machinery visible
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established