Shipwreck · Miami, Florida
Half Moon
Built at Kiel in 1908 as the German racing yacht Germania. Seized in England in 1914, she later came to Miami, was renamed Half Moon and served as a floating saloon, and was wrecked in 1930 on a shoal just outside Bear Cut off Key Biscayne. Her hull lies in 8 to 10 ft of water, the top only 3 to 4 ft (1 m) down: a snorkel or shallow dive by boat, best at high slack tide. A Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Don’t anchor on the site, and take nothing.
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Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, steel racing schooner-yacht |
|---|---|
| Lost | 1930 |
| Built | 1908 |
| Charted depth | 0.9 m (3 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 25.7276°N, 80.1345°W (approximate, ±30 m) |
| From By boat at the Half Moon, Bear Cut | 150 m (491 ft), bearing 85° E |
| Source | Florida Department of State; NOAA ENC; Wikipedia |
How to see it
Underwater. From By boat at the Half Moon, Bear Cut, 150 m (491 ft) away, CoastFinder marks where it lies, at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
Further reading: Half Moon (shipwreck) on Wikipedia.
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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.