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) )