Vamar

A great shallow water dive, the wreck of Vamar lies in 25 feet of water. Built in England as a patrol gunboat, the steamer became famous for carrying Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s American expedition to Antarctica in 1928. She brought supplies to the polar base including the airplanes that made the first aerial flyover of the South Pole. After the expedition, Vamar became a tramp freighter. Carrying lumber to Cuba in 1942, she sank under mysterious circumstances while leaving Port St. Joe. Today divers can see a large steam engine, bilge keels, and a wide variety of marine life.

Date of Sinking	Depth	Length	Beam	Location
March 21, 1942	25 ft.	170 ft.	30 ft.	29° 53.941’ N 085° 27.806’ W

Date of Sinking	March 21, 1942
Depth	25 ft.
Length	170 ft.
Beam	30 ft.
Location	29° 53.941’ N 085° 27.806’ W

Port St. Joe, FL

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