Shipwreck · Lower Keys, Florida
Adelaide Baker
Adelaide Baker, a wreck on the sanctuary's Shipwreck Trail, about 4 miles south-southeast of Duck Key in about 20 ft. Built in 1863 at Bangor, Maine, as the F. W. Carver, the three-masted bark wrecked on Coffins Patch on 28 January 1889 with sawn timber for Savannah; no one died. Her remains lie scattered over about 1,400 ft, with a 77 ft iron mast and water tanks. From the sanctuary's mooring buoy; by boat. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: look, don't touch, and take nothing.
Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, three-masted bark |
|---|---|
| Lost | 1889 |
| Seabed depth | 6.1 m (20 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 24.7030°N, 80.8946°W (approximate, ±50 m) |
| Position known from | An agency's record of where it was placed or found |
| Source | NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, mooring buoy locations and Shipwreck Trail |
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Nearby
- Swiftwater IIShipwreck · 4.1 km
- East Turtle ShoalShoal · 3 m · 4.5 km
- West Turtle ShoalShoal · 3 m · 6.9 km
- Coffins PatchReef · 2.4 m · 7.5 km
- Duck KeyIsland · 7.8 km
- USS ThunderboltShipwreck · 36 m · 8.7 km
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.