Comments on: Shipwreck, Key Largo http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:57:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: ferret77 http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-8200 ferret77 Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:06:17 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/20/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-8200 <p>I believe its tom's wreck</p> <p>this is close up pic of it</p> <p>http://www.floridakeystravel.info/photo-info-13.html</p> I believe its tom’s wreck

this is close up pic of it

http://www.floridakeystravel.info/photo-info-13.html

]]> By: rwo http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-5190 rwo Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:00:29 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/20/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-5190 It's not the Speigel and it's not the Duane or Bibb. The Speigel is further south. Check this site to see wrecks in that area. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/site-key-largo/destination-spots.info Click the View Map button to see all dive sites pinpointed in the area. It’s not the Speigel and it’s not the Duane or Bibb. The Speigel is further south. Check this site to see wrecks in that area. http://www.divespots.com/scuba/site-key-largo/destination-spots.info
Click the View Map button to see all dive sites pinpointed in the area.

]]> By: Papluh http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2723 Papluh Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:23:06 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/20/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2723 so ... upon checking the offset on Carysfort reef lighthouse, yi seem that google is precise, direct hit on the offical coordinates http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.221666,-80.211666&spn=0.005332,0.007693&t=k&hl=en nice place :) maybe worth have an article to itself maybe that above mentioned diving page is little off, whoul be good to get a normal diving chart :) so … upon checking the offset on Carysfort reef lighthouse, yi seem that google is precise, direct hit on the offical coordinates
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
nice place :) maybe worth have an article to itself

maybe that above mentioned diving page is little off, whoul be good to get a normal diving chart :)

]]> By: Papluh http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2721 Papluh Fri, 10 Jun 2005 09:44:08 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/20/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2721 definitely not USS Spiegel Grove, taht one is more to the south maybe this will help http://www.keylargocondo.cc/pages/MapsTables/WreckMap.html and http://www.keylargocondo.com/pages/MapsTables/TableWrecks.html the closes wreck is probably 'Capt. Tom's Wreck', if you transform its location and put it in google then ist http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.18693,-80.239866&spn=0.005332,0.007693&t=k&hl=en ... not exactly on the point ... but scroll about 1/2 screen west and 3 screens north and its there (screens measured at 1400x1050 resolution browser) dont know about the aligning of google maps to real coordinates, it could some miles off , or maybe its just some unodcumented wreck, but looking on its size it would be hard to miss something like this ;) even if we presume that its 'capt. tom's wreck' it is still a mystery, not much information about this one except a book Histories and Mysteries: The Shipwrecks of Key Largo (http://www.bestpub.com/bookdetail.asp?BookID=1168&Category=) which links it to name Charles W. Baird, for which there isn't much information :( anyway ... this book could probably solve it, or better a nice trip to Key Largo with some scuba diving ;) definitely not USS Spiegel Grove, taht one is more to the south
maybe this will help
http://www.keylargocondo.cc/pages/MapsTables/WreckMap.html
and
http://www.keylargocondo.com/pages/MapsTables/TableWrecks.html

the closes wreck is probably ‘Capt. Tom’s Wreck’, if you transform its location and put it in google then ist Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
… not exactly on the point … but scroll about 1/2 screen west and 3 screens north and its there (screens measured at 1400×1050 resolution browser)
dont know about the aligning of google maps to real coordinates, it could some miles off , or maybe its just some unodcumented wreck, but looking on its size it would be hard to miss something like this ;)

even if we presume that its ‘capt. tom’s wreck’ it is still a mystery, not much information about this one except a book Histories and Mysteries: The Shipwrecks of Key Largo (http://www.bestpub.com/bookdetail.asp?BookID=1168&Category=) which links it to name Charles W. Baird, for which there isn’t much information :(
anyway … this book could probably solve it, or better a nice trip to Key Largo with some scuba diving ;)

]]> By: Si Sutcliffe http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2685 Si Sutcliffe Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:16:19 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/20/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2685 But then again I think I'm wrong... But then again I think I’m wrong…

]]> By: Si Sutcliffe http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2683 Si Sutcliffe Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:00:33 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/20/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2683 This isn't the USCG Duane, it's the USS Spiegel Grove: http://www.floridakeys.org/spiegelgrove.htm This isn’t the USCG Duane, it’s the USS Spiegel Grove:

http://www.floridakeys.org/spiegelgrove.htm

]]> By: Tim http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2258 Tim Fri, 27 May 2005 19:47:15 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/20/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2258 my bad. Ignore my earlier post. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.182574,-80.250868&spn=0.008068,0.010675&t=k&hl=en But I no longer think this is it. my bad. Ignore my earlier post.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

But I no longer think this is it.

]]> By: James http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2256 James Fri, 27 May 2005 19:35:43 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/20/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2256 I'm starting to think that this ship is neither the Bibb nor the Duane, but I can't find anything saying what else it might be :-/ I’m starting to think that this ship is neither the Bibb nor the Duane, but I can’t find anything saying what else it might be :-/

]]> By: Jack http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2253 Jack Fri, 27 May 2005 19:06:03 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/20/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2253 According to <a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~r317doc/327/bibbdive.html">here</a>. The <i>Bibb</i> is 135 feet of water, whereas the <a href="http://mapper.acme.com/?lat=25.209444&long=-80.246673&scale=15&theme=Topo&width=5&height=3&dot=Yes">topo map</a> for the area shows the <i>Duane</i> in shallow water. Butch posted a page with coordinates. Converting those coordingates from Degrees/Minutes to Degrees and putting them into Google Maps <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=24.995167,-80.379500&spn=0.126171,0.170631&t=k&hl=en">gives</a>. According to here. The Bibb is 135 feet of water, whereas the topo map for the area shows the Duane in shallow water.
Butch posted a page with coordinates. Converting those coordingates from Degrees/Minutes to Degrees and putting them into Google Maps Placemark: gives / Google Earth.

]]> By: Twombly http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2241 Twombly Fri, 27 May 2005 13:46:32 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/20/shipwreck-key-largo/#comment-2241 Do boats damage the sea floor? I'll let you decide.... http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=25.462232,-80.317912&spn=0.010064,0.015385&t=k&hl=en This is to the NE of the sunken ship. Do boats damage the sea floor? I’ll let you decide….

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

This is to the NE of the sunken ship.

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