San Francisco
Merchant Sailing Vessel · Spain · Lost 1733 · The Florida Keys
A Spanish treasure fleet vessel lost among the Florida Keys reefs in the catastrophic hurricane that struck the 1733 plate fleet.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
San Francisco sailed as part of the 1733 Spanish plate fleet that departed Havana bound for Spain carrying silver and colonial cargo. A hurricane struck the fleet shortly after departure, driving roughly twenty vessels onto the reefs of the Florida Keys. Most crew and passengers survived and were rescued from the Keys by relief vessels from Havana. Spanish salvage crews recovered much of the fleet's cargo in the years that followed, and the 1733 fleet wrecks remain a defining event in Florida Keys maritime history.
Vessel
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- Sail
- Spanish Crown / Tierra Firme and New Spain treasure fleet
Loss
- July 15, 1733
- Storm
- Florida Keys reefs
- Straits of Florida
- Havana, Cuba → Cádiz, Spain
- Silver specie and colonial trade goods
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- Casualty figures for this individual vessel are not established in the sources reviewed; most of the fleet's crews and passengers survived and made it ashore
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The Wreck Today
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- Within Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Position
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- Florida Keys
Specific wreck location within the Florida Keys reef system is not established in the sources reviewed
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (35/100)
A confirmed, specific wreck site and detailed particulars for this vessel are not established in the sources reviewed beyond its participation in the 1733 fleet disaster.
Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources
1733 fleet disaster history and vessel names
