Dive· Sint Maarten (Dutch side)· Leeward Islands
HMS Proselyte Wreck
17° 59.4′ N · 63° 3.7′ W · approximate
A Dutch-built frigate (launched as the Jason in 1770, captured by the British and renamed) that struck Man of War Shoal in September 1801 - today a coral-encrusted field of cannons, anchors, ballast and barrel hoops in about 50 ft, the island's signature dive.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: the OpenStreetMap cardinal buoy on Man of War Shoal just outside Great Bay; the wreck is on the shoal near this mark - dive with a local operator or locate the park mooring. Depth about 15 m / 50 ft. Inside the Man of War Shoal Marine Park: mooring fee, dive tag required, no fishing, take nothing. Artifacts are displayed at the Sint Maarten Museum.
Best for
History-rich wreck dive
Nearby
- Man of War Shoal Marine Park0.8 NM away
- Teigland Wreck1.1 NM away
- Fort Amsterdam1.5 NM away
- Great Bay Customs & Immigration1.6 NM away
- Great Bay Anchorage (Philipsburg)2 NM away
- Bobby's Marina (Philipsburg)2.1 NM away
- Chesterfield's (Dock Maarten Marina)2.1 NM away
- Laundry at Bobby's Marina (Philipsburg)2.1 NM away