Vamar Shipwreck Site

Infobox nrhp2
designated_other1_name = Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve
designated_other1_number = 9
designated_other1_abbr = FUAP
designated_other1_date = 2004
name = Vamar

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caption = Gulf of Mexico, looking in the direction of the Vamar from Mexico Beach
nearest_city = Mexico Beach, Florida
lat_degrees = 29
lat_minutes = 53
lat_seconds = 56
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 85
long_minutes = 27
long_seconds = 49
long_direction = W
built = 1919
added = April 10, 2006
refnum = 06000243
governing_body = Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Vamar (originally christened the Kilmarnock) is an English shipwreck (which sank on March 19, 1942) near Mexico Beach, Florida, United States. [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/uwvamar.cfm Vamar] at [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/index.cfm Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves] ] It is located 3.7 miles offshore from Mexico Beach. It became the ninth Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it was dedicated in 2004. On April 10, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [ [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20060421.HTM Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 4/10/06 Through 4/14/06] at [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr National Register of Historic Places] ]

Alternate names

The Vamar underwent several name changes in its history:
* 1919 - christened the Kilmarnock
* 1920s - renamed the Chelsea after being sold to a private firm
* 1928 - Rear-Admiral Richard Byrd acquires the ship for his journey to Antarctica. He renames the ship the Eleanor Bolling, in honor of his mother, Eleanor Bolling Byrd
** During the voyage, due to rough seas, the crew nicknamed the ship the "Evermore Rolling"
* 1933 - the Vamar Shipping Company buys the ship and renames it the Vamar

References and external links

* Original Vamar Underwater Archaeological Preserve Proposal (" [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/vamar_pro_combined.pdf pdf] " or " [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/Vamar_pro_combined.doc MS Word format] ") at [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves The Underwater Archaeological Preserves]