San Pedro
Sailing Vessel · Spain · Lost 1733 · The Florida Keys
A Dutch-built ship of the 1733 Spanish plate fleet, wrecked by hurricane south of Indian Key and now Florida's oldest preserved shipwreck site.
Misty Kay Keller
See Shipwreck on Map
The Vessel and Her Loss
San Pedro was part of a Spanish flota of nineteen vessels that departed Havana for Spain in July 1733, carrying colonial cargo. A hurricane scattered and wrecked the fleet along the Florida Keys, sending San Pedro down about a mile south of Indian Key. Rediscovered by locals in the 1960s, the ballast pile and anchor mark the site today. It became Florida's first Underwater Archaeological Preserve dedicated to a colonial-era wreck.
Vessel
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- Wood
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- Sail
- Spanish Crown flota system
Loss
- July 15, 1733
- Storm
- About one mile south of Indian Key, Florida Keys
- Straits of Florida
- Havana, Cuba → Spain
- Colonial cargo and treasure typical of the 1733 flota
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The Wreck Today
- 18 ft
- Ballast pile and scattered remains; a large anchor is a notable feature.
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- 1960s
- San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park
Position
- 24.863° N 80.680° W
- Surveyed position
- Indian Key, Islamorada, Florida
Surveyed position of the San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve as published by the state park.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (75/100)
The vessel's construction details and precise cargo manifest are not established in the sources reviewed.
Site description, loss narrative, preserve status.
NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Loss location, depth, fleet context.
Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources / Museums in the Sea
Surveyed preserve coordinates.
