Editing Shipwrecks

The Gulf Coast is home to a number of '''shipwrecks''' from centuries past, including the [[Emanuel Point shipwrecks]] from the [[Luna expedition]], as well as more recent wrecks and artificial reefs, including the [[USS Oriskany|USS ''Oriskany'']] and the [[USS Massachusetts|USS ''Massachusetts'']].

==Map==
Below is a map showing the approximate location of extant shipwrecks and artificial reefs.
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="30.306503" lon="-87.135315" zoom="9" width="100%" height="300">
30.043889, -87.006944
[[USS Oriskany|USS ''Oriskany'']]
30.295833, -87.3125
[[USS Massachusetts |USS ''Massachusetts'']]
</googlemap>
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==Chronological list==
Below is a chronological list of shipwrecks known to have been sunk or run aground around Pensacola and the Gulf Coast.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Name/description
! Location
! Notes
|-
| [[1553]]
| Spanish fleet under [[Bartolomé Carreño]]
| Near [[Mobile Bay]]
|
|-
| [[September 19]], [[1559]]
| Six ships of the [[Luna expedition]]
| [[Pensacola Bay]]
|
|-
| [[June 2]], [[1611]]
| ''Santa Ana María Juncal''
| [[Cabo de Apalachi]]
| Believed to have been carrying million dollars' of treasure
|-
| [[1731]]
| Spanish frigate under [[Joseph Piz]]
| Near Pensacola
| Was carrying annual payroll for garrison
|-
| [[February 16]], [[1766]]
| ''Le Tigre''
| [[Cape St. George]]
| Story recounted in ''The Shipwreck and Adventure of Pierre Viauld''
|-
| [[1766]]
| Spanish ship, name unknown
| Near "Isle of Rosey" (possible [[Santa Rosa Island]])
|
|}
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==References==
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*Steven D. Singer. ''Shipwrecks of Florida'', 
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[[Category:Maritime topics]] [[Category:History]]