
COUNTY | SITE NAME | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE | DEPTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PALM BEACH | MIZPAH | 26 47.180' N | 80 00.960' W | 80 |
PALM BEACH | MURPGHY II BARGE | 26 48.130' N | 80 01.100' W | 75 |
PALM BEACH | MV MISS LOURDIES | 26 19.188' N | 80 03.200' W | 140 |
PALM BEACH | PC-1174 | 26 47.200' N | 80 00.970' W | 90 |
PALM BEACH | PRINCESS ANNE | 26 47.616' N | 80 00.230' W | 97 |
PALM BEACH | RESEARCH TEAM BARGES | 26 47.362' N | 80 01.000' W | 70 |
PALM BEACH | SEA MIST II | 26 57.488' N | 79 59.106' W | 210 |
PALM BEACH | SHASHA BOEKANIER | 26 45.074' N | 80 00.594' W | 90 |
PALM BEACH | SILVINA EXPRESS | 26 47.670' N | 79 59.170' W | 277 |
PALM BEACH | SKYCLIFFE | 26 33.394' N | 80 01.077' W | 200 |
PALM BEACH | SPEARMAN'S BARGE | 26 47.590' N | 80 00.350' W | 70 |
PALM BEACH | ST JACQUES | 26 45.115' N | 80 00.615' W | 90 |
MIZPAH
PALM BEACH
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SHIP STEEL 185' YACHT
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26 47.180' N
80 00.960' W
This 185-foot beautiful Greek luxury yacht was built in 1926 for James Elverson Jr, owner of the Philadelphia Enquirer, at a cost of $1.3 million. In her service she took part in many adventures, including polar expeditions, a treasure hunt in Costa Rica and a mysterious scientific cruise to the Galapagos Islands. In 1942, she was turned over to the US Navy for war service as the USS Mizpah (PY-29). The addition of armaments prepared her for duty as a patrol boat. After the war, she was sold and used as a coastal freighter until 1967 where she ended up in Tampa with a broken crankshaft, became a derelict, and was destined for the scrap yard. She was discovered and donated to the US Army Corps of Engineers for use as an artificial reef and was scuttled in 1968. She sits upright with her bow pointing north. Portions of the hull have collapsed due to numerous hurricanes. The wreck is part of the Mizpah Corridor with PC-1174, the Amaryllis and a large barge all connected by a trail of rock and concrete. The northbound current allows divers to easily drift all the wrecks in one dive.










