1733 Shipwrecks

The 1733 San Pedro and San Felipe shipwrecks are two of Florida's oldest artificial reefs.

City of Washington

Famous for its role in the Spanish American War, the ship was built in 1877 as a cargo and passenger transport vessel traveling for 40 years between New York and Havana Cuba, Progreso and Campeche, Mexico before she ran aground off Florida's coast.

Benwood

The site of a Norwegian freighter which collided with another vessel during World War II, the Benwood is among the most dived upon shipwrecks in the world.

Brass Pin Wreck

This site represents a wooden sailing vessel with metal composite components from the late 1800s, possibly identified at the vessel Slobodna, built in 1884 and sunk on Molasses Reef in 1887.

Pennekamp 18th Century Mock Shipwreck

A mock Spanish shipwreck as an underwater museum exhibit with historic artifacts including fourteen cannons from the wreck of the 1733 Spanish fleet, one cannon reported to have been illegally towed from Carysfort Reef, one 1715 anchor, and 18th century quarried and riverine ballast stones.

Spanish Anchor

Early style anchor with a large assortment of associated biology. The Spanish Anchor is typical of seventeenth to eighteenth century anchors. The general form associated with this time period has a classic arrow shape with a long shank, angular arms, and a wooden stock.

USCG Duane

The 327 foot ship was launched on June 3, 1936 as a search and rescue and law enforcement vessel. Decommissioned on August 1,1985 as the oldest active U.S. military vessel she offers a unique opportunity for underwater exploration.

USS Spiegel Grove

This 510-foot vessel is the third to become part of the artificial reef program off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. In 2002, Indiana University helped sink the USS Spiegel Grove.