Half Moon 1930
Marker: recorded wreck position (Interwar).
Key facts
| Name | Half Moon | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1930 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Interwar | derived from year |
| Ship type | schooner | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | German Empire, United States | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | Straits of Florida | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 9 km from land |
| Position | 25.7275, -80.1344 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The Half Moon (also known as the Germania and Exen) was a racing sailboat; it sank in 1930 near Miami, Florida, United States. The wreck is outside Bear Cut, which separates Virginia Key from Key Biscayne. Christened Germania, the racing yacht featured a chrome-nickel steel hull built by Krupp-Germania-Werft in 1908 in Kiel, Germany. During a visit to England in 1914, the yacht was seized as a 'war prize'. After changing owners several times, and surviving an especially-violent storm off Virginia, the yacht became a floating restaurant and dance hall off Miami. It sank near Key Biscayne in 1930.
In 2000, the wreck became the seventh Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve.
In 2001, it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places.
Location
- Recorded position: 25.7275, -80.1344 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Straits of Florida
- Nearest coast: United States
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Half Moon (shipwreck) (revision 1373370180), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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