Empire Mica

The HMS Empire Mica was a 465-foot-long British tanker in use during WWII. Built in 1941, it carried fuel for the Royal Air Force. On June 29th, 1942, it was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank 21 miles due south of Florida’s Cape San Blas in 110 feet of water. Today, the wreck is a shadow of the magnificent tanker it once represented after the Coast Guard bombed the stern and bridge to reduce threat to navigation. Much of the wreck is now a dilapidated conglomeration of iron silently crewed by snapper, grouper, barracudas, and bait fish.

Date of Sinking	Depth	Length	Beam	Location
June 29, 1942	110 ft.	465 ft.	61 ft.	29° 18.6822’ N 085° 21.228’ W

Date of Sinking	June 29, 1942
Depth	110 ft.
Length	465 ft.
Beam	0 ft.
Location	29° 18.6822’ N 085° 21.228’ W

Mexico Beach, Port St. Joe, Panama City

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