SS Monte Carlo
Concrete Oil Tanker · United States · Lost 1937 · Southern California & Catalina
A World War I-era concrete oil tanker turned offshore gambling ship, wrecked on the beach at Coronado on New Year's Day 1937.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1921 as a concrete-hulled oil tanker for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, the ship changed hands and names before becoming the floating gambling ship Monte Carlo, anchored beyond the three-mile limit off Long Beach and later Coronado. A storm grounded her on the beach at Coronado on January 1, 1937, and her concrete hull has remained a visible landmark ever since.
Vessel
- 1921
- US official number 2223209
- Liberty Ship Building Company / Newport Shipbuilding Company
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Steel-reinforced concrete
- 300 ft
- 44 ft
- Not established
- Steam, single screw
- Associated Oil Company (1923-1932); later a gambling ship operator
Loss
- January 1, 1937
- Storm
- Coronado, California
- Pacific Ocean
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The Wreck Today
- 0 ft
- Hulk remains visible above sand at low tide
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Position
- 32.62° N 117.17° W
- Approximate position
- Coronado, California
Position given for the known beach location at Coronado.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (82/100)
Build history, ownership, renaming, and loss date/location.
