National Register of Historic Places

SAN PEDRO (shipwreck)

Islamorada, Monroe County, Florida
Listed
May 30, 2001
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
01000530

About this property

San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park located in 18 feet (5.5 m) of water, approximately 1.25 nautical miles (2.32 km) south of Indian Key. It became the second Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it opened to the public in 1989. The heart of the park is the San Pedro, a submerged shipwreck from a 1733 Spanish flotilla, around which visitors can dive and snorkel. The San Pedro, a 287-ton Dutch-built vessel, and 21 other Spanish ships under the command of Rodrigo de Torres left Havana, Cuba, on Friday, July 13, 1733, bound for Spain. The San Pedro carried a cargo of 16,000 silver Mexican pesos and crates of Chinese porcelain. A hurricane struck the fleet, while entering the Straits of Florida, and sank or swamped most of the fleet. The wrecksite includes an "eighteenth century anchor, replica cannons, ballast stones encrusted with coral, a dedication plaque, and a mooring buoy system." The wreck was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 2001.

Location

Islamorada, Monroe County, Florida
24.85541, -80.67646

Categories

COMMERCEMARITIME HISTORYTRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTUREHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
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SAN PEDRO (shipwreck) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 2001.

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