Shipwreck · Tampa Bay, Florida

Belmont

A named wreck in NOAA's AWOIS database (record 178). Position graded Low by NOAA: within about a mile. NOAA's note: "HISTORY NM DATED 2/7/51 ****WRECK WAS NOT CHARTED--REASON UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME (2/94 MCR) DESCRIPTION 24 NO.536; 1521 GT,SUNK 1939; POSITION ACCURACY WITHIN 1 MILE"

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck
Seabed depth10.7 m (35 ft) below MLLW
Position27.6253°N, 82.8665°W (approximate, ±1600 m)
From Egmont Key11 km (6.7 mi), bearing 285° WNW
SourceNOAA AWOIS wreck database (national export)

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Egmont Key, 11 km (6.7 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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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.