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Germania, 1908
Germania, 1908
History
Name
  • Germania (1908-1917)
  • Exen (1908-1921)
  • Half Moon (1921-1930)[1]
NamesakeHalve Maen
Owner
BuilderFriedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany
Cost704,024 marks
Launched1908
FateSank, 1930
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Displacement250 t (246 long tons)
Length
  • 47.21 m (154 ft 11 in) o/a
  • 32.94 m (108 ft 1 in) w/l
Beam8.17 m (26 ft 10 in)
Draft5.41 m (17 ft 9 in) max.
Sail plan
  • 2-masted
  • Sail area 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2)
Crew40
Half Moon (shipwreck)
Half Moon (shipwreck) is located in Miami
Half Moon (shipwreck)
Half Moon (shipwreck) is located in Florida
Half Moon (shipwreck)
Half Moon (shipwreck) is located in the United States
Half Moon (shipwreck)
LocationMiami-Dade County, Florida, US
Nearest cityMiami, Florida
NRHP reference No.01000531[2]
FUAP No.7
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 31, 2001
Designated FUAP2000

The Half Moon (also known as the Germania and Exen) is a racing sailboat which sank in 1930 near Miami, Florida, United States. It is located outside Bear Cut off Key Biscayne. Originally christened Germania, the racing yacht was built by Krupp-Germania-Werft in 1908 in Kiel, Germany. In 1914 the yacht visited Southampton, England, to water and was taken as a prize of war. After changing hands several times, and suffering at the hands of an especially violent storm off Virginia, the yacht became a floating restaurant and dance hall off Miami, Florida, sinking near Key Biscayne in 1930. It became the seventh Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it was dedicated in 2000. This was followed on May 31, 2001 with its addition to the US National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. ^ a b "Half Moon" (PDF). museumsinthesea.com. 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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