This is a list of shipwrecks located in, and off the coast of, Florida.
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USCS Belle | 1857 | A schooner that ran aground off St. Andrews Bay. | |||
| SS Tarpon | 30 August 1937 | A steamship that foundered off Panama City. | 30.095°N -85.9426°W | ||
| Vamar | 19 March 1942 | An English ship that sank near Mexico Beach. | 29.8989°N -85.4633°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities Services Empire | 22 February 1942 | A tanker that was torpedoed by U-128 off Cape Canaveral in 240 fsw.[1] | |||
| SS Ocean Venus | 3 May 1942 | An Ocean ship that was torpedoed by 12nmi East south east of Cape Canaveral, Florida | 28.3833°N -101°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Copenhagen | 1900 | A steamship that crashed into a reef at Pompano Beach.[2] | 26.2056°N -80.0851°W | ||
| MV Mercedes I | 30 March 1985 | A merchant vessel that was scuttled as an artificial reef off Fort Lauderdale. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Annie | 30 December 1864 | A schooner that sank near Charlotte Harbor. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Hawkinsville | 1922 | A paddle steamer that was abandoned in the Suwannee River. | 29.6072°N -82.9708°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Gulfamerica | 11 April 1942 | A tanker torpedoed by U-123 off Jacksonville. | 30.2333°N -99°W | ||
| Maple Leaf | 1 April 1864 | An American Civil War troopship that struck a naval mine near Jacksonville.[3] | 30.1583°N -81.6867°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1921 | An that was sunk as a target for shore batteries off Pensacola. | 30.2969°N -87.3114°W | |||
| 17 May 2006 | An that was sunk as an artificial reef off Pensacola. | 30.0425°N -87.0064°W | |||
| 27 April 1863 | A sloop-of-war that exploded off Pensacola. | ||||
| San Juan | 19 September 1559 | A Spanish galleon that was sunk by a hurricane. | 30.34°N -87.23°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin C. Cromwell | 1 August 1899 | An American schooner that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. | |||
| Capitola | 1 August 1899 | A steamship that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. | |||
| Cortesia | 1 August 1899 | An Italian barque that was split in half and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. | |||
| Elsbeth | 1 August 1899 | A Norwegian barque that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. | |||
| Empire Mica | 29 June 1942 | A British cargo ship torpedoed and sunk by U-67 off the coast of Apalachicola | 29.4833°N -102°W | ||
| HMS Fox (1799) | 1799 | A 14 gun schooner that was sunk off Dog Island. | |||
| Grace Andrews | 1 August 1899 | An American schooner that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. | |||
| Hindoo | 1 August 1899 | A Norwegian barque that was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on Dog Island. | |||
| Iola | 1 August 1899 | A steamship that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. | |||
| James A. Garfield | 1 August 1899 | An American barque that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. | |||
| Jafnhar | 1 August 1899 | A Norwegian barque that was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on Dog Island. | |||
| Latara | 1 August 1899 | A Russian barque that was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on Dog Island. | |||
| Le Tigre | 16 February 1766 | A merchant vessel that was stranded on Dog Island during a hurricane. | |||
| Mary E. Morse | 1 August 1899 | An American schooner was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on Dog Island. | |||
| Ranavola | 1 August 1899 | A Norwegian barque that was destroyed in a hurricane at Dog Island. | |||
| Vale | 1 August 1899 | A Norwegian barque that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. | |||
| Warren Adams | 1 August 1899 | An American schooner that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. | |||
| Vidette | 1 August 1899 | An American brigantine that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Narcissus (1863) | 4 January 1866 | A steamboat that sank off Egmont Key. |
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| SS Breconshire (1883) | April 29, 1894 | A British steamship en route from New York City to Tampa that ran aground and sank a quarter mile off Vero Beach in 15 to 20 feet of water.[4] [5] | 27.6525°N -80.351°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie Whiting | January 11, 1918 | A schooner that ran aground off Perico Island.[6] | |||
| Doc's Barge | Unknown | A barge that sunk in 65 feet of water roughly 18 miles from Longboat Pass. Little to nothing is known about the vessel.[7] | |||
| Fin Barge | Unknown | Little to nothing is known about the vessel. It sank in 85 feet of water, 25 miles from shore[8] | |||
| Nohab (Lensahn III) | 1934 | The former steam yacht of Friedrich Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1852-1931). In September 1926, while in Biscayne Bay, the ship was damaged by a hurricane and five of the seven crew died, including the captain. She was towed to the Port of Miami by tugs. In 1928, she was moved to Tampa Bay but she was not repaired and she sank in 1934. Her hulk was towed 15 nautical miles out to sea and abandoned to sink. The location of her wreck was forgotten and only rediscovered in 2007.[9] | 27.4458°N -82.9997°W | ||
| 1940 | A tanker that sank near Bradenton Beach. | 27.4689°N -82.7019°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Valentine | 16 October 1904 | A barquentine that sank in a storm off Hutchinson Island. | 27.1988°N -80.1638°W | ||
| USS Muliphen (AKA-61) | 21 January 1989 | An that was sunk as an artificial reef off Stuart. | 27.4055°N -80.337°W | ||
| USS Rankin (AKA-103) | 24 July 1988 | A that was sunk as a fishing and diving reef off Stuart. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Fowey (1744) | 26 June 1748 | A warship that struck a reef offshore from Biscayne Bay. | |||
| SS Arratoon Apcar | 20 February 1878 | A freighter that struck the reef where the Fowey Rocks Lighthouse was under construction. | 25.5903°N -80.0967°W | ||
| SS Bud Krohn | 3 December 1989 | A Spanish cargo ship that was sunk as an artificial reef.[10] | |||
| Half Moon | 1930 | A German racing yacht that ended its life as a floating restaurant and dance hall off Miami, where it sank near Key Biscayne. | 25.7275°N -80.1344°W | ||
| SV Ingrid | 18 April 1895 | A Norwegian (originally Canadian) barque carrying lumber on a trip from Pensacola to Rio de Janeiro that was wrecked on the Fowey Rocks.[11] | |||
| SS Potrero del Llano | 14 May 1942 | An oil tanker that was torpedoed by U-564. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Baker | A barque that ran aground on a reef off Duck Key.[12] | ||||
| MV Adolphus Busch | 24 September 1998 | A cargo ship that was sunk as an artificial reef off Looe Key. | 24.5307°N -81.4615°W | ||
| USS Alligator | 23 November 1822 | A schooner that ran aground on Alligator Reef. | |||
| USS Amesbury (DE-66) | 1962 | A that sank under tow off Key West.[13] | |||
| Angustias | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | 24.786°N -131.31°W | ||
| Benwood | 9 April 1942 | A cargo ship that collided with Robert C. Tuttle off Key Largo.[14] | |||
| USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) | 28 November 1987 | A cutter that was sunk as artificial reef off Key Largo.[15] | 24.9952°N -102.77°W | ||
| Chavez | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | |||
| City of Washington | 10 July 1917 | A steamship that ran aground off Key Largo.[16] | |||
| USS Coco | 9 September 1919 | A patrol vessel that was wrecked at Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. | |||
| USS Curb (ARS-21) | 23 November 1983 | A that sank off Key West as an artificial reef in 185 fsw. | |||
| USCGC Duane (WPG-33) | 27 November 1987 | A cutter that was sunk as an artificial reef near Key Largo. | 25.0072°N -80.3465°W | ||
| Eagle | 19 December 1985 | A cargo ship that was sunk as an artificial reef off Florida Keys after heavy fire damage. | 24.8697°N -80.5703°W | ||
| El Gallo Indiano | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | |||
| El Infante | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | |||
| El Rubi | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | |||
| USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858) | 14 May 1972 | A that was scuttled off Key West as an artificial reef. In 1973, the research submersible Johnson Sea Link became entangled in the wreckage, resulting in the deaths of two of its occupants. | 24.4633°N -114.3°W | ||
| Guerrero | 19 December 1827 | A Spanish-Cuban slave ship that wrecked on a reef in the Florida Keys after a running gun battle with a Royal Navy anti-slavery patrol ship. | |||
| USS Helena I | 11 September 1919 | A yacht that was wrecked off Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. | |||
| Henrietta Marie | 1700 | A slave ship sunk off Florida Keys. | |||
| Herrera | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | |||
| Isaac Allerton | 28 August 1856 | A merchant ship that sank in a hurricane off the Saddlebunch Keys. | |||
| USS Katherine K. | 10 September 1919 | A patrol vessel that was wrecked off Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. | |||
| USS Kendrick (DD-612) | After 1966 | A that was sunk off Key West in tests, in 320 fsw. | |||
| HMS Looe | 5 February 1744 | A frigate that ran aground off Big Pine Key during the War of Jenkins' Ear. | 24.5477°N -81.4052°W | ||
| Major General Wallace F. Randolph | 6 March 1986 | Renamed Thunderbolt. A mine planter that was sunk as an artificial reef off Marathon. | |||
| USS Morris | 11 October 1846 | A schooner that was wrecked off Key West in a hurricane. | |||
| USS Nemes | 21 August 1917 | A patrol vessel that exploded off Key West. | |||
| Nuestra Señora de Atocha | 6 September 1622 | A Spanish galleon that sank 40miles off the coast of Key West. The wreck was found on 20 July 1985 by treasure hunters, who soon began to raise $400 million in coins and silver. | |||
| Nuestra Señora del Populo | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | |||
| USS Patrol No. 1 | 10 September 1919 | A patrol vessel that was wrecked off Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. | |||
| Queen of Nassau | 2 July 1926 | A patrol boat that flooded and sank off Florida. | |||
| USS R-12 | 12 June 1943 | An R-class submarine that foundered south of the Florida Keys. | 24.4083°N -81.6417°W | ||
| USS S-16 (SS-121) | 3 April 1945 | An S-class submarine that was sunk off Key West as a target, in 260 fsw. | 24.4201°N -84.393°W | ||
| San Felipe | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | 24.846°N -80.7142°W | ||
| San Francisco | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | |||
| San Jose | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | 24.9486°N -80.4889°W | ||
| San Pedro | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | |||
| Santa Margarita | 1622 | A Spanish ship that sank in a hurricane off Key West. | |||
| USS Saufley (DD-465) | 20 February 1968 | A that was sunk as a target in 420 fsw off Key West. | |||
| USS Sea Hawk | 10 September 1919 | A patrol boat that was wrecked off Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. | |||
| USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32) | 17 May 2002 | A that was sunk as an artificial reef off Florida Keys. | |||
| USS St. Sebastian | 9 September 1919 | A patrol vessel that was wrecked at Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. | |||
| USS Sturtevant (DD-240) | 26 April 1942 | A that ran into a friendly mine-field in the northwest channel. | 24.75°N -83°W | ||
| USS Sylvia | 9 September 1919 | A patrol vessel that was wrecked at Key West in the 1919 Florida Keys hurricane. | |||
| Sueco de Arizon | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | |||
| Tres Puentes | 1733 | A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. | |||
| HMS Tyger | 11 January 1741 | A frigate that ran aground on a reef in the Dry Tortugas. | |||
| U-2513 | 7 October 1951 | A Type XXI U-boat that was sunk west of Key West during rocket tests by the destroyer USS Robert A. Owens. | 24.8669°N -101.594°W | ||
| SS Valbanera | September 1919 | A steamship that sank in a hurricane 5miles east of Rebecca Shoal (about 45miles west of Key West). | |||
| USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103) | 12 May 1972 | A light cruiser that was sunk as a target off the Florida Keys.[17] |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Ozark (LSV-2) | 1981 | A Catskill-class amphibious assault ship that was sunk as a target off Destin. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaryllis | 22 August 1968 | A cargo ship that ran aground at Singer Island on 7 September 1965, during Hurricane Betsy. After several salvage attempts, the ship was abandoned and became a tourist attraction. Eventually, the Army Corps of Engineers succeeded in towing the ship three-quarters of a mile out to sea, where she was scuttled as an artificial reef. | 26.7881°N -80.0161°W | ||
| Inverrosa | 8 May 1968 | An ore carrier ran aground off Boca Raton. She was refloated on May 23, subsequently laid up and scrapped. | 26.325°N -80.0737°W | ||
| SS Inchulva | 11 September 1903 | A British Steamship that ran aground and sank off Delray Beach in a hurricane. | 26.4533°N -80.0561°W | ||
| Lofthus | 1898 | A barque that sank near Boynton Beach. | 26.5628°N -80.0383°W | ||
| Lubrafol | 9 May 1942 | A Panamanian tanker that sunk after being torpedoed by .[18] | 26.4333°N -80°W | - | |
| SS Ohioan | 8 May 1942 | A Cargo Ship that was sunk off Boynton Beach by . | 26.5167°N -138°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 January 1980 | A USCG seagoing buoy tender that collided with the tanker Capricorn in Tampa Bay, in the Egmont channel. The wreck was raised and re-sunk 20miles off Clearwater. |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Ensenat | 1 November 1943 | A Cuban schooner that sank after colliding with a Honduran schooner bow to bow on 1 November 1943. | 27.0853°N -123°W | ||
| Bay Ronto | 13 September 1919 | A British freighter that sank during a hurricane.[19] | 26.7625°N -132.862°W | ||
| Zalophus | 4 February 1930 | A private yacht that was owned by John Ringling and sank after hitting an uncharted metallic object 1 mile off Lido Key. New York Mayor Jimmy Walker and his mistress Bettie Crompton were notably onboard.[20] |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Basilone | 9 April 1982 | A that was sunk as a target off St. Augustine. | |||
| Industry | 6 May 1764 | A British supply sloop en route from New York, wrecked off St. Augustine Light. | |||
| USC&GS Isis | January 1920 | A survey ship that was wrecked off Crescent Beach. | 29.7721°N -81.2219°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urca de Lima | 1715 | A Spanish ship, and part of the 1715 Treasure Fleet, that sank near Fort Pierce | 27.5053°N -80.2992°W | ||
| SS Amazone | 6 May 1942 | A Cargo ship that was torpedoed off of Fort Pierce by . | 27.35°N -84°W | ||
| SS Halsey | 6 May 1942 | A Cargo ship that was torpedoed off St. Lucie Inlet by . | 27.2333°N -83°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.B. Noyes | October 16th, 1863 | A Union barge that was captured and burned by Confederates near Fort Brooke Fort Brooke | 27.5053°N -80.2992°W |
| Ship | Flag | Sunk date | Notes | Coordinates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Commodore | 2 January 1897 | A steamboat that foundered off Ponce de Leon Inlet Light. Stephen Crane, a passenger on the ship, was stranded for thirty hours in a dingy, and based his story "The Open Boat" on the experience. | |||
| USS Mindanao (ARG-3) | 1980 | A Luzon-class auxiliary ship that was sunk as an artificial reef off Daytona Beach. | 29.2°N -124.87°W | ||
| Nathan F. Cobb | 1 December 1896 | A schooner that ran aground off Ormond Beach. |