San José y Las Animas 1733
Marker: recorded wreck position (Age of Sail).
Key facts
| Name | San José y Las Animas | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1733 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Age of Sail | derived from year |
| Ship type | archaeological site, shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Storm or weather | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Spain | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | Gulf of Mexico | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 9 km from land |
| Position | 24.9486, -80.4889 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The San Jose Y Las Animas is a shipwreck with historical significance near Plantation Key, Florida, United States. It sank in a hurricane in 1733 and is located approximately 4 miles southeast of Plantation Key. On March 18, 1975, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Diving & visiting
San Jose y Las Animas ran aground off Tavenier Key. The San Jose quickly filled with water as the crew was under the haul of the ship seeking shelter from the storm. The crew had abandoned the ship and made their way to shore on rafts. The San Jose sank in twenty-eight-foot waters making it hard for the crew to recover the items on the ship.
The San Jose was detected by treasure hunters in 1968, buried in the sand. The exact location was 24 degrees North 80 degrees 29.334 W. The treasure hunters used a magnetometer to find the 135' long ballast and roughly 40' wide. They Also found twenty-three cannons and two anchors that were scattered around 200' from the site.
Location
- Recorded position: 24.9486, -80.4889 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Gulf of Mexico
- Nearest coast: United States
Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article San José y Las Animas (shipwreck) (revision 1372521834), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Location of the wreck”; 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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