Shipwreck Diving

Diving the Shipwrecks of the Florida Keys

For information on Diving the wrecks off the Florida Keys, make sure to see the

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail

web site. You'll find information on wrecks such as the City of Washington, Benwood, Duane, Eagle, San Pedro, Adelaide Baker, Thunderbolt, North America, Amesbury (DE-66). The USS Spiegel Grove is not listed there.

There are 9 Shipwreck Trail sites along with information on:

Shipwreck and mooring buoy positions
History of the wreck
Map of the wreck
Description of marine life that can be anticipated

Some of these wrecks will require an Advanced Open Water certification in order to make the dive given their depth and currents although several are in shallower water.

Contact the Dive Shops, charters and instructors listed on the Florida Keys page for more information on what you will need to visit these impressive wrecks!

Florida Shipwrecks At-A-Glance

Wreck & Location	Depth in feet	Length in Feet
North America East of Sombrero light	14	112
San Pedro off Indian Key	18
Adelaide Baker off Duck Key	20	1400 foot path
Amesbury or Alexander’s Wreck off Key West	25	2 sections, 200 yards apart
City of Washington off Key Largo	25	325
Benwood	25 to 45	360
Duane off Key Largo	120	327
Eagle off Lower Matecumbe Key	110
Thunderbolt off Marathon and Key Colony Beach	120	189
And now...
USS Spiegel Grove off Key Largo	50 down to 130	510 feet long, 84 feet wide