Shipwreck · Palm Beaches, Florida
Georges Valentine
An iron-hulled Italian barkentine, built in 1869 at Wallasey, England, as the Cape Clear. Carrying milled mahogany from Pensacola to Buenos Aires, she was caught by a storm in the Florida Straits and wrecked off Hutchinson Island on October 16, 1904; five of her twelve crew died, and seven reached the Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge, about 100 yards away. She lies in 14 to 18 ft of water, the wreckage 9 ft down. Florida's eleventh Underwater Archaeological Preserve, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Look, don’t touch, and take nothing: removing anything from the site is illegal.
Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, iron barkentine |
|---|---|
| Lost | 16 October 1904 |
| Built | 1869 |
| Charted depth | 2.7 m (9 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 27.1980°N, 80.1633°W (approximate, ±100 m) |
| Source | Martin County artificial reef list; NOAA AWOIS; Wikipedia |
Further reading: Georges Valentine (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.