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DIVE #
Date Dive Buddy
Location
Dive Site
Weather Condition
Water Condition
Depth Visibility Water Temp
DIVE TIME BOTTOM TIME PRESSURE GROUP
Key Largo IN At end
Featured Wreck: Benwood OUT of dive
The 1910 English-built merchant marine freighter sailed a crew of
38 equipped with 12 rifles and one four-inch gun. This ship sank in Remarks
1942 during the height of World War II. The Benwood collided with
another ship, the Robert C. Tuttle due to German U-boats that forced
the ships to travel in a completely blacked out state. You can find this
shallow wreck off the coast of Key Largo between French Reef and
Dixie Shoals.
Depth Length Beam
20’ - 45’ 285’ 51’
Date of Service Date of Sinking Location
1910 - 1942 April 9, 1942 Lat. 25º03’16” Lon. 80º19’.930N
