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This is a list of [[shipwrecks]] located in, and off the coast of, [[Florida]].

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[[File:1864 Johnson Map of Florida - Geographicus - Florida-johnson-1864.jpg|thumb|Map of Florida, 1864]]

==Bay County==
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|[[USCS Belle (1848)|USCS ''Belle'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1857
|A [[schooner]] that ran aground off [[St. Andrews Bay (Florida)|St. Andrews Bay]].
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|[[SS Tarpon (shipwreck)|SS ''Tarpon'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|30 August 1937
|A [[steamship]] that foundered off [[Panama City, Florida|Panama City]].
|{{coord|30|5|42.12|N|85|56|33.3|W|name=SS Tarpon (shipwreck)}}
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|[[Vamar Shipwreck Site|''Vamar'']]
|{{Flag|Panama}}
|19 March 1942
|An English ship that sank near [[Mexico Beach, Florida|Mexico Beach]].
|{{coord|29|53|56|N|85|27|48|W|name=Vamar Shipwreck Site}}
|}

==Brevard County==
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|''[[Cities Services Empire]]''
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|22 February 1942
|A [[tanker (ship)|tanker]] that was torpedoed by [[German submarine U-128 (1941)|''U-128'']] off [[Cape Canaveral]] in 240 fsw.<ref name=Barnette03/><ref name=CSEmpire>{{cite web |author=Barnette, Michael C |title=German U-Boat Attacks Off Florida Coast |publisher=Association of Underwater Explorers |url=http://uwex.us/csewreckdiving.htm |accessdate=6 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518091722/http://uwex.us/csewreckdiving.htm |archivedate=18 May 2009 }}</ref>
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|''[[SS Ocean Venus]]''
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|3 May 1942
|An [[Ocean ship]] that was torpedoed by {{GS|U-564||2}} {{convert|12|nmi|km}} East south east of [[Cape Canaveral, Florida]]
|{{coord|28|23|N|80|21|W}}
|}

==Broward County==
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|[[SS Copenhagen (1898)|SS ''Copenhagen'']]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|1900
|A [[steamship]] that crashed into a reef at [[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]].<ref name=Barnette03/><ref name=SSCopenhagen>{{cite web|author=Barnette, Michael C |title=SS Copenhagen |publisher=Association of Underwater Explorers |url=http://uwex.us/copen.htm |accessdate=6 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606071518/http://uwex.us/copen.htm |archivedate=6 June 2008 }}</ref>
|{{coord|26|12|20|N|80|05|06.46|W|name=SS Copenhagen (1898)}}
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|[[MV Mercedes I|MV ''Mercedes I'']]
|{{Flag|Venezuela}}
|30 March 1985
|A [[merchant vessel]] that was scuttled as an artificial reef off [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]].
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==Charlotte County==
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|[[USS Annie (1863)|USS ''Annie'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|30 December 1864
|A [[schooner]] that sank near [[Charlotte Harbor, Florida|Charlotte Harbor]].
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==Dixie County==
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|[[City of Hawkinsville (shipwreck)|''City of Hawkinsville'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1922
|A [[paddle steamer]] that was abandoned in the [[Suwannee River]].
|{{coord|29|36|26|N|82|58|15|W|name=City of Hawkinsville}}
|}

==Duval County==
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|[[SS Gulfamerica|SS ''Gulfamerica'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|11 April 1942
|A tanker torpedoed by [[German submarine U-123 (1940)|''U-123'']] off [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]].
|{{coord|30|14|N|81|18|W|name=SS Gulfamerica}}
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|[[Maple Leaf (ship)|''Maple Leaf'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1777}}
|1 April 1864
|An American Civil War [[troopship]] that struck a naval mine near [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]].<ref name=Barnette/><ref name=AAUS1997>{{Cite journal|author=FJ Cantelas, BA Rodgers |title=Tools, Techniques, and Zero Visibility Archaeology |journal=In: EJ Maney, Jr and CH Ellis, Jr (Eds.) the Diving for Science...1997, Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Seventeenth Annual Scientific Diving Symposium, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. |year=1997 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/4636 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403061427/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/4636 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 3, 2009 |accessdate=6 June 2009 }}</ref>
|{{coord|30|09|30|N|81|41|12|W|name=Maple Leaf (ship)}}
|}

==Escambia County==
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|{{USS|Massachusetts|BB-2}}
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|January 1921
|An {{sclass|Indiana|battleship}} that was sunk as a target for shore batteries off [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]].
|{{coord|30|17|49|N|87|18|41|W|name=USS Massachusetts (BB-2)}}
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|{{USS|Oriskany|CV-34}}
|{{navy|United States}}
|17 May 2006
|An {{sclass|Essex|aircraft carrier}} that was sunk as an artificial reef off [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]].
|{{coord|30.042500|-87.006383|name=USS Oriskany (CV-34)}}
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|{{USS|Preble|1839|6}}
|{{navy|United States|variant=1777}}
|27 April 1863
|A [[sloop-of-war]] that exploded off [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]].
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|[[Emanuel Point Shipwreck Site|''San Juan'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|19 September 1559
|A Spanish [[galleon]] that was sunk by a hurricane.
|{{coord|30.34|-87.23|name=Emanuel Point Shipwreck Site}}
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==Franklin County==
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|''[[Benjamin C. Cromwell (ship)|Benjamin C. Cromwell]]''
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1 August 1899
|An American [[schooner]] that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].
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|''[[Capitola (ship)|Capitola]]''
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|1 August 1899
|A [[steamship]] that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|''[[Cortesia]]''
|{{Flag|Italy|1861}}
|1 August 1899
|An Italian [[barque]] that was split in half and beached in a hurricane on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|''[[Elsbeth (ship)|Elsbeth]]''
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|1 August 1899
|A Norwegian [[barque]] that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|''[[List of Empire ships (M)#Empire Mica|Empire Mica]]''
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|29 June 1942
|A British cargo ship torpedoed and sunk by ''U-67'' off the coast of [[Apalachicola, Florida|Apalachicola]]{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
|{{coord|29|29|N|85|17|W|name=Empire Mica}}
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|[[HMS Fox (1799)|HMS ''Fox'' (1799)]]
|{{navy|Kingdom of Great Britain}}
|1799
|A 14 gun [[schooner]] that was sunk off [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|''[[Grace Andrews (schooner)|Grace Andrews]]''
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1 August 1899
|An American [[schooner]] that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].
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|''[[Hindoo (ship)|Hindoo]]''
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|1 August 1899
|A Norwegian [[barque]] that was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|''[[Iola (ship)|Iola]]''
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|1 August 1899
|A [[steamship]] that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|[[James A. Garfield (ship)|''James A. Garfield'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1 August 1899
|An American [[barque]] that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].
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|''[[Jafnhar (ship)|Jafnhar]]''
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|1 August 1899
|A Norwegian [[barque]] that was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].
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|''[[Latara (ship)|Latara]]''
|{{Flag|Russia|1896}}
|1 August 1899
|A Russian [[barque]] that was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|[[Le Tigre (ship)|''Le Tigre'']]
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|16 February 1766
|A merchant vessel that was stranded on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]] during a hurricane.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|''[[Mary E. Morse]]''
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1 August 1899
|An American [[schooner]] was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|[[Ranavola (ship)|''Ranavola'']]
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|1 August 1899
|A Norwegian [[barque]] that was destroyed in a hurricane at [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|''[[Vale (ship)|Vale]]''
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|1 August 1899
|A Norwegian [[barque]] that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|''[[Warren Adams (ship)|Warren Adams]]''
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1 August 1899
|An American [[schooner]] that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|''[[Vidette (brigantine)|Vidette]]''
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1 August 1899
|An American [[brigantine]] that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on [[Dog Island (Florida)|Dog Island]].
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==Hillsborough County==
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|[[USS Narcissus (1863)|USS ''Narcissus'' (1863)]]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1777}}
|4 January 1866
|A [[steamboat]] that sank off [[Egmont Key State Park|Egmont Key]].
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==Indian River County==
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|[[SS Breconshire (1883)|SS ''Breconshire'' (1883)]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|April 29, 1894
|A British [[steamship]] en route from [[New York City]] to [[Tampa]] that ran aground and sank a quarter mile off Vero Beach in 15 to 20 feet of water.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://numa.net/2019/05/boiler-wreck-offers-easy-access-off-vero-beach/|title='BOILER WRECK' OFFERS EASY ACCESS OFF VERO BEACH|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://verowatersports.com/ss-breconshire-an-unexpected-final-voyage/ |title='SS Breconshire: An Unexpected Final Voyage|access-date=2023-04-18}}</ref>
|{{coord|27|39|8.86|N|80|21|3.5|W|name=SS Breconshire (1883)}}
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==Manatee County==
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|''Bessie Whiting''
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|January 11, 1918
|A schooner that ran aground off [[Perico, Florida|Perico Island]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 23, 2013|title=SV Bessie Whiting (+1918)|url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?208332|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=wrecksite.eu}}</ref>
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|Doc's Barge
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|Unknown
|A barge that sunk in 65 feet of water roughly 18 miles from [[Longboat Pass]]. Little to nothing is known about the vessel.<ref name="floridagofishing.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridagofishing.com/locations/cw/cw-reefs-and-shipwrecks.html#fin|title=Central West Reefs & Shipwrecks - Florida Go Fishing|website=www.floridagofishing.com|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref>
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|Fin Barge
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|Unknown
|Little to nothing is known about the vessel. It sank in 85 feet of water, 25 miles from shore<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridagofishing.com/locations/cw/cw-reefs-and-shipwrecks.html#lynn|title=Central West Reefs & Shipwrecks - Florida Go Fishing|website=www.floridagofishing.com|access-date=2019-05-16}}</ref>
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|''Nohab (Lensahn III)''
|{{Flag|Germany|1933}}
|1934
|The former steam yacht of Friedrich Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1852-1931). In September 1926, while in Biscayne Bay, the ship was damaged by a hurricane and five of the seven crew died, including the captain. She was towed to the Port of Miami by tugs. In 1928, she was moved to Tampa Bay but she was not repaired and she sank in 1934. Her hulk was towed 15 nautical miles out to sea and abandoned to sink. The location of her wreck was forgotten and only rediscovered in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Lensahn (III) was originally the steamer yacht of Friedrich Augu...|url=https://www.facebook.com/immhh/posts/the-lensahn-iii-was-originally-the-steamer-yacht-of-friedrich-augustus-ii-grand-/2363412260391406/|via=Facebook|author=Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref>
|{{coord|27|26|45|N|82|59|59|W|name=Nohab (Lensahn III)}}
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|{{SS|Regina|1904|6}}
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|1940
|A [[tanker (ship)|tanker]] that sank near [[Bradenton Beach, Florida|Bradenton Beach]].
|{{coord|27|28|08|N|82|42|07|W|name=SS Regina (1904)}}
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==Martin County==
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|[[Georges Valentine (shipwreck)|''Georges Valentine'']]
|{{Flag|Italy|1861}}
|16 October 1904
|A [[barquentine]] that sank in a storm off [[Hutchinson Island (Florida)|Hutchinson Island]].
|{{coord|27|11|55.8|N|80|9|49.8|W|name=Georges Valentine (shipwreck)}}
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|[[USS Muliphen (AKA-61)|USS ''Muliphen'' (AKA-61)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|21 January 1989
|An {{sclass|Andromeda|attack cargo ship}} that was sunk as an artificial reef off [[Stuart, Florida|Stuart]].
|{{coord|27|24.331|N|80|00.337|W|name=USS Muliphen (AKA-61)}}
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|[[USS Rankin (AKA-103)|USS ''Rankin'' (AKA-103)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|24 July 1988
|A {{sclass|Tolland|attack cargo ship}} that was sunk as a fishing and diving reef off [[Stuart, Florida|Stuart]].
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==Miami-Dade County==
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|[[HMS Fowey (1744)|HMS ''Fowey'' (1744)]]
|{{navy|Kingdom of Great Britain}}
|26 June 1748
|A [[warship]] that struck a reef offshore from [[Biscayne Bay]].
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|[[SS Arratoon Apcar|SS ''Arratoon Apcar'']]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|20 February 1878
|A freighter that struck the reef where the [[Fowey Rocks Light]]house was under construction.
|{{coord|25.590283|-80.096667|name=SS Arratoon Apcar}}
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|''[[SS Bud Krohn (ship)|SS Bud Krohn]]''
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|3 December 1989
|A Spanish cargo ship that was sunk as an artificial reef.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SS Bud Krohn (+1989)|url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?182188|access-date=August 12, 2021|website=wrecksite.eu}}</ref>
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|[[Half Moon (shipwreck)|''Half Moon'']]
|{{Flag|Germany|1919}}
|1930
|A German racing [[yacht]] that ended its life as a floating restaurant and dance hall off [[Miami]], where it sank near [[Key Biscayne]].
|{{coord|25|43|39|N|80|8|4|W|name=Half Moon (shipwreck)}}
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|''[[SV Ingrid (ship)|SV Ingrid]]''
|{{Flag|Norway|1844}}
|18 April 1895
|A Norwegian (originally Canadian) [[barque]] carrying lumber on a trip from [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]] to [[Rio de Janeiro]] that was wrecked on the [[Fowey Rocks Light|Fowey Rocks]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=SV Ingrid|url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?253329|website=wrecksite.eu}}</ref>
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|[[SS Potrero del Llano|SS ''Potrero del Llano'']]
|{{Flag|Mexico|1934}}
|14 May 1942
|An [[oil tanker]] that was torpedoed by [[German submarine U-564|''U-564'']].
|{{Coord|25|35|N|80|06|W|name=SS Potrero del Llano}}
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==Monroe County==
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|''[[Adelaide Baker]]''
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|A [[barque]] that ran aground on a reef off [[Duck Key, Florida|Duck Key]].<ref name=Barnette03>{{Cite book|author=Barnette, Michael C. |title=Shipwrecks of the sunshine state: Florida's submerged history |year=2003 |publisher=Association of Underwater Explorers |isbn=0-9743036-0-7|author-link=Michael C. Barnette }}</ref>
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|[[MV Adolphus Busch|MV ''Adolphus Busch'']]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|24 September 1998
|A [[cargo ship]] that was sunk as an artificial reef off [[Looe Key]].
|{{coord|24.5307|-81.4615|name=MV Adolphus Busch}}
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|[[USS Alligator (1820)|USS ''Alligator'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1777}}
|23 November 1822
|A [[schooner]] that ran aground on [[Alligator Reef]].
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|[[USS Amesbury (DE-66)|USS ''Amesbury'' (DE-66)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|1962
|A {{sclass|Buckley|destroyer escort}} that sank under tow off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]].<ref name=blue>{{cite web |title=Shipwrecks of Florida |url=https://www.electricbluefishing.com/eb_sub_menu/shipwreck_list_of_florida.htm |website=electricbluefishing.com |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Angustias (shipwreck)|''Angustias'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
|{{coord|24|47.16|N|80|51.31|W| name=Agustias }}
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|[[Benwood (shipwreck)|''Benwood'']]
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|9 April 1942
|A [[cargo ship]] that collided with ''Robert C. Tuttle'' off [[Key Largo, Florida|Key Largo]].<ref name=Benwood>{{cite web|author=Barnette, Michael C |title=Benwood |publisher=Association of Underwater Explorers |url=http://uwex.us/benwood.htm |accessdate=6 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606071446/http://uwex.us/benwood.htm |archivedate=6 June 2008 }}</ref>
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|[[USCGC Bibb (WPG-31)|USCGC ''Bibb'' (WPG-31)]]
|{{Coast guard|United States}}
|28 November 1987
|A {{sclass2|Treasury|cutter|0}} [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] that was sunk as artificial reef off [[Key Largo, Florida|Key Largo]].<ref name=Barnette>{{Cite book|author=Barnette, Michael C. |title=Florida's Shipwrecks |year=2008 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-5413-6|author-link=Michael C. Barnette |title-link=Florida's Shipwrecks }}</ref>
|{{coord|24|59.71|N|80|22.77|W|name=USCGC Bibb (WPG-31)}}
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|[[Chavez (shipwreck)|''Chavez'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
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|[[City of Washington (ship)|''City of Washington'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|10 July 1917
|A [[steamship]] that ran aground off [[Key Largo, Florida|Key Largo]].<ref name=Barnette03/><ref name=CityWashington>{{cite web |author=Barnette, Michael C |title=City of Washington |publisher=Association of Underwater Explorers |url=http://uwex.us/cityofwashington.htm |accessdate=6 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606071507/http://uwex.us/cityofwashington.htm |archivedate=6 June 2008 }}</ref>
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|[[USS Coco (SP-110)|USS ''Coco'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|9 September 1919
|A [[patrol vessel]] that was wrecked at [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] in the [[1919 Florida Keys hurricane]].
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|[[USS Curb (ARS-21)|USS ''Curb'' (ARS-21)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|23 November 1983
|A {{sclass|Diver|rescue and salvage ship}} that sank off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] as an artificial reef in 185 fsw.<ref name=Barnette03/><ref name=blue/>
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|[[USCGC Duane (WPG-33)|USCGC ''Duane'' (WPG-33)]]
|{{Coast guard|United States}}
|27 November 1987
|A {{sclass2|Treasury|cutter|0}} [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] that was sunk as an [[artificial reef]] near [[Key Largo]].<ref name=Barnette/><ref name=blue/>
|{{coord|25|00|25.98|N|80|20|47.22|W|name=USCGC Duane (WPG-33)}}
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|[[Eagle (ship)|''Eagle'']]
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|19 December 1985
|A [[cargo ship]] that was sunk as an artificial reef off Florida Keys after heavy fire damage.
|{{coord|24|52|11|N|80|34|13|W|name=Eagle (ship)}}
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|[[El Gallo Indiano (shipwreck)|''El Gallo Indiano'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
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|[[El Infante (ship)|''El Infante'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
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|[[El Rubi (shipwreck)|''El Rubi'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
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|[[USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858)|USS ''Fred T. Berry'' (DD-858)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|14 May 1972
|A {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} that was scuttled off [[Key West, Florida|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.
|{{coord|24|27.8|N|81|33.3|W|name=USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858)}}
|-
|[[Guerrero (ship)|''Guerrero'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1785}}
|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 (SP-24)|USS ''Helena I'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|11 September 1919
|A [[yacht]] that was wrecked off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] in the [[1919 Florida Keys hurricane]].
|
|-
|''[[Henrietta Marie]]''
|{{Flag|England}}
|1700
|A [[slave ship]] sunk off Florida Keys.
|
|-
|[[Herrera (ship)|''Herrera'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
|
|-
|[[Isaac Allerton (shipwreck)|''Isaac Allerton'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|28 August 1856
|A [[merchant ship]] that sank in a hurricane off the [[Saddlebunch Keys]].
|
|-
|[[USS Katherine K. (SP-220)|USS ''Katherine K.'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|10 September 1919
|A [[patrol vessel]] that was wrecked off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] in the [[1919 Florida Keys hurricane]].
|
|-
|[[USS Kendrick (DD-612)|USS ''Kendrick'' (DD-612)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|After 1966
|A {{sclass|Benson|destroyer}} that was sunk off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] in tests, in 320 fsw.
|
|-
|[[HMS Looe (1741)|HMS ''Looe'']]
|{{navy|Kingdom of Great Britain}}
|5 February 1744
|A [[frigate]] that ran aground off [[Big Pine Key]] during the [[War of Jenkins' Ear]].
|{{coord|24.5477|-81.4052|name=HMS Looe}}
|-
|[[Major General Wallace F. Randolph (ship)|''Major General Wallace F. Randolph'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|6 March 1986
|Renamed ''Thunderbolt''. A [[mine planter]] that was sunk as an artificial reef off [[Marathon, Florida|Marathon]].
|
|-
|[[USS Morris (1846 schooner)|USS ''Morris'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1777}}
|11 October 1846
|A [[schooner]] that was wrecked off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] in a hurricane.
|
|-
|[[USS Nemes (SP-424)|USS ''Nemes'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|21 August 1917
|A [[patrol vessel]] that exploded off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]].
|
|-
|''[[Nuestra Señora de Atocha]]''
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|6 September 1622
|A Spanish [[galleon]] that sank {{convert|40|mi|km|0}} off the coast of [[Key West, Florida|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 (ship)|''Nuestra Señora del Populo'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
|
|-
|[[USS Patrol No. 1 (SP-45)|USS ''Patrol No. 1'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|10 September 1919
|A [[patrol vessel]] that was wrecked off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] in the [[1919 Florida Keys hurricane]].
|
|-
|''[[HMCS Canada|Queen of Nassau]]''
|{{Flag|United States}}
|2 July 1926
|A [[patrol boat]] that flooded and sank off [[Islamorada, Florida|Florida]].
|
|-
|[[USS R-12 (SS-89)|USS ''R-12'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|12 June 1943
|An [[United States R-class submarine|R-class]] [[submarine]] that foundered south of the Florida Keys.
|{{coord|24|24|30|N|81|38|30|W|name=USS R-12 (SS-89)}}
|-
|[[USS S-16 (SS-121)|USS ''S-16'' (SS-121)]]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|3 April 1945
|An [[United States S-class submarine|S-class]] [[submarine]] that was sunk off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] as a target, in 260 fsw.<ref name=Barnette/>
|{{coord|24|25.207|N|82|02.393|W|name=USS S-16 (SS-121)}}
|-
|[[San Felipe (shipwreck)|''San Felipe'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
|{{coord|24|50|45.66|N|80|42|51|W|name=San Felipe (shipwreck)}}
|-
|[[San Francisco (shipwreck)|''San Francisco'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
|
|-
|[[San Jose (shipwreck)|''San Jose'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
|{{coord|24|56|55|N|80|29|20|W|name=San Jose (shipwreck)}}
|-
|[[San Pedro (shipwreck)|''San Pedro'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
|
|-
|[[Santa Margarita (shipwreck)|''Santa Margarita'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1622
|A Spanish ship that sank in a hurricane off [[Key West]].
|
|-
|[[USS Saufley (DD-465)|USS ''Saufley'' (DD-465)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|20 February 1968
|A {{sclass|Fletcher|destroyer}} that was sunk as a target in 420 fsw off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]].
|
|-
|[[USS Sea Hawk (SP-2365)|USS ''Sea Hawk'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|10 September 1919
|A [[patrol boat]] that was wrecked off [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] in the [[1919 Florida Keys hurricane]].
|
|-
|[[USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32)|USS ''Spiegel Grove'' (LSD-32)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|17 May 2002
|A {{sclass|Thomaston|dock landing ship}} that was sunk as an artificial reef off [[Florida Keys]].<ref name=Barnette/>
|{{Coord|25|04|00.2|N|80|18|00.7|W|name=USS Spiegal Grove (LSD-32)}}
|-
|[[USS St. Sebastian (SP-470)|USS ''St. Sebastian'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|9 September 1919
|A [[patrol vessel]] that was wrecked at [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] in the [[1919 Florida Keys hurricane]].
|
|-
|[[USS Sturtevant (DD-240)|USS ''Sturtevant'' (DD-240)]]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|26 April 1942
|A {{sclass|Clemson|destroyer}} that ran into a friendly mine-field in the northwest channel.
|{{coord|24|45|N|82|1|W|name=USS Sturtevant (DD-240)}}
|-
|[[USS Sylvia (SP-471)|USS ''Sylvia'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|9 September 1919
|A [[patrol vessel]] that was wrecked at [[Key West, Florida|Key West]] in the [[1919 Florida Keys hurricane]].
|
|-
|''[[Sueco de Arizon]]''
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
|
|-
|''[[Tres Puentes]]''
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1733
|A ship in the [[List of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Shipwrecks|1733 Spanish Plate Fleet]] that was wrecked along the Florida Keys.
|
|-
|[[HMS Tyger (1647)|HMS ''Tyger'']]
|{{navy|Kingdom of Great Britain|variant=}}
|11 January 1741
|A [[frigate]] that ran aground on a reef in the [[Dry Tortugas]].
| 
|-
|[[German submarine U-2513|''U-2513'']]
|{{navy|United States|variant=1864}}
|7 October 1951
|A [[German Type XXI submarine|Type XXI]] [[U-boat]] that was sunk west of [[Key West]] during rocket tests by the destroyer [[USS Robert A. Owens (DD-827)|USS ''Robert A. Owens'']].<ref name=Barnette/>
|{{coord|24|52.015|N|83|18.594|W|name=German submarine U-2513}}
|-
|[[SS Valbanera|SS ''Valbanera'']]
|{{Flag|Spain|1874}}
|September 1919
|A [[steamship]] that sank in a hurricane {{convert|5|mi|km}} east of [[Rebecca Shoal Light|Rebecca Shoal]] (about {{convert|45|mi|km}} west of Key West).
|
|-
|[[USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)|USS ''Wilkes-Barre'' (CL-103)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|12 May 1972
|A {{sclass|Cleveland|cruiser|0}} [[light cruiser]] that was sunk as a target off the [[Florida Keys]].<ref name=Barnette03/><ref name=wilkes>{{cite web |author=Barnette, Michael C |title=USS Wilkes-Barre |publisher=Association of Underwater Explorers |url=http://uwex.us/wilkes.html |accessdate=6 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023080421/http://uwex.us/wilkes.html |archivedate=23 October 2009 }}</ref>
|{{Coord|24.6101|-81.7630|name=USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103)}}
|}

==Okaloosa County==
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|[[USS Ozark (LSV-2)|USS ''Ozark'' (LSV-2)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|1981
|A ''Catskill''-class [[amphibious assault ship]] that was sunk as a target off [[Destin, Florida|Destin]].
|
|}

==Palm Beach County==
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
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!Flag
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|[[Amaryllis (ship)|''Amaryllis'']]
|{{Flag|Panama}}
|22 August 1968
|A [[cargo ship]] that ran aground at [[Singer Island]] on 7 September 1965, during [[Hurricane Betsy]]. After several salvage attempts, the ship was abandoned and became a tourist attraction. Eventually, the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] succeeded in towing the ship three-quarters of a mile out to sea, where she was scuttled as an artificial reef.
|{{coord|26|47|17|N|80|00|58|W|name=Amaryllis (shipwreck)}}
|-
|[[Boca Raton Wreck|Inverrosa]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|8 May 1968
|An ore carrier ran aground off [[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]. She was refloated on May 23, subsequently laid up and scrapped.
|{{coord|26|19|29.9|N|80|04|25.2|W|name=Lofthus (shipwreck)}}
|-
|[[Delray Wreck|SS Inchulva]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|11 September 1903
|A British [[Steamship]] that ran aground and sank off [[Delray Beach, Florida|Delray Beach]] in a hurricane.
|{{coord|26|27|12|N|80|03|22|W|name=Lofthus (shipwreck)}}
|-
|[[Lofthus (shipwreck)|''Lofthus'']]
|{{Flag|Norway|1844}}
|1898
|A [[barque]] that sank near [[Boynton Beach, Florida|Boynton Beach]].
|{{coord|26|33|46|N|80|02|18|W|name=Lofthus (shipwreck)}}
|-
|''[[Lubrafol]]''
|{{Flag|Panama}}
|9 May 1942
|A Panamanian tanker that sunk after being torpedoed by {{GS|U-564||2}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lubrafol (Panamanian Motor tanker) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net|url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1620.html|access-date=2021-08-12|website=uboat.net}}</ref>
|{{coord|26|26|N|80|00|W|name=SS Ohioan}}|-
|-
|[[SS Ohioan]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|8 May 1942
|A Cargo Ship that was sunk off [[Boynton Beach, Florida|Boynton Beach]] by {{GS|U-564||2}}.
|{{coord|26|31|N|79|59|W|name=SS Ohioan}}
|}

==Pinellas County==
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|{{USCGC|Blackthorn|WLB-391}}
|{{Coast guard|United States}}
|28 January 1980
|A [[USCG seagoing buoy tender]] that collided with the tanker ''Capricorn'' in [[Tampa Bay]], in the Egmont channel. The wreck was raised and re-sunk {{convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on}} off [[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]].<ref name=Barnette03/>
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|}

== Sarasota County ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Ship
!Flag
!Sunk date
!Notes
!Coordinates
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|''[[Antonio Ensenat]]''
|{{Flag|Cuba}}
|1 November 1943
|A Cuban schooner that sank after colliding with a Honduran schooner bow to bow on 1 November 1943.<ref name="floridagofishing.com"/>
|{{coord|27|05.12|N|82|41.00|W|name=Antonio Ensnat}}
|-
|''[[Bay Ronto]]''
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|13 September 1919
|A British freighter that sank during a hurricane.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridagofishing.com/locations/cw/cw-reefs-and-shipwrecks.html#lynn|title=Central West Reefs & Shipwrecks - Florida Go Fishing|website=www.floridagofishing.com|access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref>
|{{coord|26|45.751|N|82|50.862|W|name=Bay Ronto}}
|-
|[[Zalophus (yacht)|''Zalophus'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|4 February 1930
|A private yacht that was owned by [[John Ringling]] and sank after hitting an uncharted metallic object 1 mile off Lido Key. [[Mayor of New York City|New York Mayor]] [[Jimmy Walker]] and his mistress [[Bettie Crompton]] were notably onboard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.numa.net/2017/03/ringling-shipwreck-still-an-unsolved-mystery/|title=Ringling Shipwreck Still an Unsolved Mystery {{!}} National Underwater and Marine Agency|website=www.numa.net|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>
|
|}

==St. Johns County==
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
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|[[USS Basilone (DD-824)|USS ''Basilone'']]
|{{navy|United States}}
|9 April 1982
|A {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} that was sunk as a target off [[St. Augustine, Florida|St. Augustine]].
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|-
|[[Industry (ship)|''Industry'']]
|{{Flag|Kingdom of Great Britain|Government}}
|6 May 1764
|A British supply sloop en route from New York, wrecked off [[St. Augustine Light]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}
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|-
|[[USC&GS Isis|USC&GS ''Isis'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|January 1920
|A [[survey ship]] that was wrecked off [[Crescent Beach, St. Johns County, Florida|Crescent Beach]].
|{{coord|29.77212|-81.22192|name=USC&GS Isis}}
|}

==St. Lucie County==
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|''[[Urca de Lima]]''
|{{Flag|Spain|1506}}
|1715
|A Spanish ship, and part of the [[1715 Treasure Fleet]], that sank near [[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]]
|{{coord|27|30|19|N|80|17|57|W|name=Urca de Lima}}
|
|-
|''[[SS Amazone]]''
|
|6 May 1942
|A Cargo ship that was torpedoed off of [[Fort Pierce, Florida|Fort Pierce]] by {{GS|U-333||2}}.
|{{coord|27|21|N|80|04|W|name=SS Amazone}}
|-
|''[[SS Halsey]]''
|
|6 May 1942
|A Cargo ship that was torpedoed off [[St. Lucie Inlet, Florida|St. Lucie Inlet]] by {{GS|U-333||2}}. 
|{{coord|27|14|N|80|03|W|name=SS Halsey}}
|}

==Tampa Bay==
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|''[[A.B. Noyes]]''
|{{Flag|United States}}
| October 16th, 1863
|A Union barge that was captured and burned by Confederates near Fort Brooke [[Fort Brooke, Florida|Fort Brooke]]
|{{coord|27|30|19|N|80|17|57|W|name=A.B. Noyes}}
|}

==Volusia County==
{| class=wikitable | style = "width:100%"
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|[[SS Commodore|SS ''Commodore'']]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|2 January 1897
|A [[steamboat]] that foundered off [[Ponce de Leon Inlet Light]]. [[Stephen Crane]], a passenger on the ship, was stranded for thirty hours in a dingy, and based his story "[[The Open Boat]]" on the experience.
|
|-
|[[USS Mindanao (ARG-3)|USS ''Mindanao'' (ARG-3)]]
|{{navy|United States}}
|1980
|A ''Luzon''-class [[auxiliary ship]] that was sunk as an artificial reef off [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]].
|{{coord|29|12.00|N|80|44.87|W|name=USS Mindanao (ARG-3)}}
|-
|''[[Nathan F. Cobb]]''
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1 December 1896
|A [[schooner]] that ran aground off [[Ormond Beach, Florida|Ormond Beach]].
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last=Marx |first=Robert F. |year=1987 |title=Shipwrecks in the Americas |location=New York |publisher=Dover |pages=191–235 |isbn=0-486-25514-X }}

{{Shipwrecks by location}}

[[Category:Lists of shipwrecks of the United States|Florida]]
[[Category:Shipwrecks of the Florida coast| ]]
[[Category:Florida history-related lists|Shipwrecks]]