Ship
Flag
Sunk date
Notes
Coordinates
Adelaide Baker
A
barque that ran aground on a reef off
Duck Key .
[1]
MV Adolphus Busch
United Kingdom
24 September 1998
A
cargo ship that was sunk as an artificial reef off
Looe Key .
24°31′51″N 81°27′41″W / 24.5307°N 81.4615°W / 24.5307; -81.4615 (MV Adolphus Busch )
USS Alligator
United States Navy
23 November 1822
A
schooner that ran aground on
Alligator Reef .
USS Amesbury (DE-66)
United States Navy
1962
A
Buckley -class
destroyer escort that sank under tow off
Key West .
[14]
Angustias
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
24°47.16′N 80°51.31′W / 24.78600°N 80.85517°W / 24.78600; -80.85517 (Agustias )
Benwood
Norway
9 April 1942
A
cargo ship that collided with Robert C. Tuttle off
Key Largo .
[15]
USCGC Bibb (WPG-31)
United States Coast Guard
28 November 1987
A
Treasury-class
cutter that was sunk as artificial reef off
Key Largo .
[4]
24°59.71′N 80°22.77′W / 24.99517°N 80.37950°W / 24.99517; -80.37950 (USCGC Bibb (WPG-31) )
Chavez
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
City of Washington
United States
10 July 1917
A
steamship that ran aground off
Key Largo .
[1]
[16]
USS Coco
United States Navy
9 September 1919
A
patrol vessel that was wrecked at
Key West in the
1919 Florida Keys hurricane .
USS Curb (ARS-21)
United States Navy
23 November 1983
A
Diver -class
rescue and salvage ship that sank off
Key West as an artificial reef in 185 fsw.
[1]
[14]
USCGC Duane (WPG-33)
United States Coast Guard
27 November 1987
A
Treasury-class
cutter that was sunk as an
artificial reef near
Key Largo .
[4]
[14]
25°00′25.98″N 80°20′47.22″W / 25.0072167°N 80.3464500°W / 25.0072167; -80.3464500 (USCGC Duane (WPG-33) )
Eagle
19 December 1985
A
cargo ship that was sunk as an artificial reef off Florida Keys after heavy fire damage.
24°52′11″N 80°34′13″W / 24.86972°N 80.57028°W / 24.86972; -80.57028 (Eagle (ship) )
El Gallo Indiano
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
El Infante
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
El Rubi
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858)
United States Navy
14 May 1972
A
Gearing -class
destroyer 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°27.8′N 81°33.3′W / 24.4633°N 81.5550°W / 24.4633; -81.5550 (USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858) )
Guerrero
Spain
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
United States Navy
11 September 1919
A
yacht that was wrecked off
Key West in the
1919 Florida Keys hurricane .
Henrietta Marie
England
1700
A
slave ship sunk off Florida Keys.
Herrera
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
Isaac Allerton
United States
28 August 1856
A
merchant ship that sank in a hurricane off the
Saddlebunch Keys .
USS Katherine K.
United States Navy
10 September 1919
A
patrol vessel that was wrecked off
Key West in the
1919 Florida Keys hurricane .
USS Kendrick (DD-612)
United States Navy
After 1966
A
Benson -class
destroyer that was sunk off
Key West in tests, in 320 fsw.
HMS Looe
Royal Navy
5 February 1744
A
frigate that ran aground off
Big Pine Key during the
War of Jenkins' Ear .
24°32′52″N 81°24′19″W / 24.5477°N 81.4052°W / 24.5477; -81.4052 (HMS Looe )
Major General Wallace F. Randolph
United States
6 March 1986
Renamed Thunderbolt . A
mine planter that was sunk as an artificial reef off
Marathon .
USS Morris
United States Navy
11 October 1846
A
schooner that was wrecked off
Key West in a hurricane.
USS Nemes
United States Navy
21 August 1917
A
patrol vessel that exploded off
Key West .
Nuestra Señora de Atocha
Spain
6 September 1622
A Spanish
galleon that sank 40 miles (64 km) 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
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
USS Patrol No. 1
United States Navy
10 September 1919
A
patrol vessel that was wrecked off
Key West in the
1919 Florida Keys hurricane .
Queen of Nassau
United States
2 July 1926
A
patrol boat that flooded and sank off
Florida .
USS R-12
United States Navy
12 June 1943
An
R-class
submarine that foundered south of the Florida Keys.
24°24′30″N 81°38′30″W / 24.40833°N 81.64167°W / 24.40833; -81.64167 (USS R-12 (SS-89) )
USS S-16 (SS-121)
United States Navy
3 April 1945
An
S-class
submarine that was sunk off
Key West as a target, in 260 fsw.
[4]
24°25.207′N 82°02.393′W / 24.420117°N 82.039883°W / 24.420117; -82.039883 (USS S-16 (SS-121) )
San Felipe
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
24°50′45.66″N 80°42′51″W / 24.8460167°N 80.71417°W / 24.8460167; -80.71417 (San Felipe (shipwreck) )
San Francisco
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
San Jose
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
24°56′55″N 80°29′20″W / 24.94861°N 80.48889°W / 24.94861; -80.48889 (San Jose (shipwreck) )
San Pedro
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
Santa Margarita
Spain
1622
A Spanish ship that sank in a hurricane off
Key West .
USS Saufley (DD-465)
United States Navy
20 February 1968
A
Fletcher -class
destroyer that was sunk as a target in 420 fsw off
Key West .
USS Sea Hawk
United States Navy
10 September 1919
A
patrol boat that was wrecked off
Key West in the
1919 Florida Keys hurricane .
USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32)
United States Navy
17 May 2002
A
Thomaston -class
dock landing ship that was sunk as an artificial reef off
Florida Keys .
[4]
25°04′00.2″N 80°18′00.7″W / 25.066722°N 80.300194°W / 25.066722; -80.300194 (USS Spiegal Grove (LSD-32) )
USS St. Sebastian
United States Navy
9 September 1919
A
patrol vessel that was wrecked at
Key West in the
1919 Florida Keys hurricane .
USS Sturtevant (DD-240)
United States Navy
26 April 1942
A
Clemson -class
destroyer that ran into a friendly mine-field in the northwest channel.
24°45′N 82°1′W / 24.750°N 82.017°W / 24.750; -82.017 (USS Sturtevant (DD-240) )
USS Sylvia
United States Navy
9 September 1919
A
patrol vessel that was wrecked at
Key West in the
1919 Florida Keys hurricane .
Sueco de Arizon
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
Tres Puentes
Spain
1733
A ship in the
1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
HMS Tyger
Royal Navy
11 January 1741
A
frigate that ran aground on a reef in the
Dry Tortugas .
U-2513
United States Navy
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 .
[4]
24°52.015′N 83°18.594′W / 24.866917°N 83.309900°W / 24.866917; -83.309900 (German submarine U-2513 )
SS Valbanera
Spain
September 1919
A
steamship that sank in a hurricane 5 miles (8.0 km) east of
Rebecca Shoal (about 45 miles (72 km) west of Key West).
USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)
United States Navy
12 May 1972
A
Cleveland -class
light cruiser that was sunk as a target off the
Florida Keys .
[1]
[17]
24°36′36″N 81°45′47″W / 24.6101°N 81.7630°W / 24.6101; -81.7630 (USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103) )