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USS Massachusetts (BB-2) preserve, Pensacola

Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Wreck timberWreck timber

Also reported: armor, turrets.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain).

Why this spot

1890s battleship scuttled 1921

The oldest surviving US battleship hull, used as a target and made Florida's fourth Underwater Archaeological Preserve in 1993; NRHP listed 2001.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

strong tidal current from the passBoat traffic

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