YDT-14
Diving Tender · United States · Lost 2000 · The Gulf of Mexico
A WWII Navy utility ship turned diving tender, sunk off Pensacola in 2000 alongside her sister ship YDT-15.
The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1942 at Erie, Pennsylvania, this vessel served the Navy as a utility ship in San Juan, Norfolk, and Key West before being redesignated a diving tender, YDT-14, in 1974. She and her sister ship YDT-15 were sunk together off Pensacola in April 2000 as artificial reefs, and YDT-14 remains one of the best-preserved and most popular dives on the Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail.
Vessel
- 1942
- YDT-14
- Not established
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- Steel
- 132.5 ft
- 30 ft
- Not established
- Not established
- United States Navy
Loss
- April 1, 2000
- Intentional sinking
- About 15 miles off Pensacola, Florida, Gulf of Mexico
- Gulf of Mexico
- Not established
- Not established
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- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 65-100
- Intact, upright
- Not established
- Not established
- Part of the Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail
Position
- 30.089° N 87.161° W
- Surveyed position
- Pensacola, Florida
Position published by the Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (85/100)
Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail
Build year, shipyard location, service history, sinking date, coordinates.
Depth profile, marine life, dive conditions.
