Oysters, sheepshead, larger game fish, snapper, angelfish, barracuda, and goliath grouperĬottrell Key and within reasonable proximity of Key West FL, Alexanders Wreck is popular for anyone diving Key West when the Atlantic is too rough and choppy. Guns, mounts, bridge and hull are present with the largest area of debris being east of hull side Part of the stern is at surface level when at low tide, and can be a hazard to shipping and boats. Stern is about 200 yards north of the bow. Wreck is broken in half and rests on it's side. Best visibility is at low tide when much of Alexanders Wreck is above water The stern and starboard side are situated at the north end and a debris field including sections of the bridge, upper hull and superstructure are on the east side of the hull.Īlexanders Wreck aka USS Amesbury - 300' destroyer escort The five inch gun mount and the twin mount forty-millimeter antiaircraft guns rest about 50 feet behind this section. When Key West diving on Alexanders Wreck you'll find the two sections of this old navy vessel lying approximately 200 yards apart.Īt the south end of the wreck diving site you'll encounter the bow and port side. Her hull was broken in two, forever ending the possibility of reaching deeper water. Before she could be refloated, a strong storm came through the Gulf. While towing the old navy ship to her final resting place, she inadvertently ran aground. Alexander made plans for this vessel to become an artificial reef in the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico.
In 1962 she was purchased for scrap by Chet Alexander, a marine salvager from Key West FL. Upon returning to Florida in 1946 the USS Amesbury was decommissioned.
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