Half Moon (shipwreck)

Half Moon (shipwreck)

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name = Half Moon (shipwreck)


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locator_x = 239
locator_y = 167
location = Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = Miami, Florida
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established = May 31, 2001
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governing_body = Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Half Moon (also known as the Germania or Exen) is a ship which sank in 1930 near Miami, Florida, United States. It is located outside Bear Cut off Key Biscayne. It became the seventh Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it was dedicated in 2000. This was followed on May 31, 2001 with its addition to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

References

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Dade/state2.html Miami-Dade County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/halfmoon.cfm Half Moon] at [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/index.cfm Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/maritime/shipwrecks/shipwreck.cfm?name=Half_Moon Half Moon] at [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/maritime/index.cfm Florida Maritime Heritage Trail]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/fht/record_t.cfm?ID=233&type=t&index=14 Half Moon] at [http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/fht Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog]


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