Lets go Treasure Hunting...Famous shipwrecks off SC coast | Local News | The State

The State Paper had a recent article about Famous Shipwrecks off of the South Carolina Coast. I have recreationally scuba dived on several local wrecks. Wonderful sea life was the only treasure that I found.
Locally, Scuba Express, is a good company for local scuba diving.

There are about 211 miles of coast from the Georgia border to the North Carolina border, and plenty of ships have sunk in those waters near and far from shore. Some of the more famous:

Capitana, 1526, off St. Helena Island, first report of a Spanish vessel sinking off S.C.

Anamaboo, 1757, off St. Helena, slave ship, some crew and all slaves aboard perish

Queen of France, 1779, Charleston Harbor, first U.S. Navy vessel to sink off coast, purposely sunk to block British ships from entering harbor

Gorham’s schooner, 1801, off Dewees Island, one of few likely to have large amount of monetary treasure

General Hodgkinson, 1813, off Charleston bar, could have millions in gold or currency

Central America, 1857, sank off S.C. in hurricane carrying millions in gold

CSS Georgiana, 1863, scuttled off Isle of Palms after being damaged in battle; located in 1965; salvage operation finds historic items but not the rumored small cache of gold

-- Joey Hollemane here: http://www.thestate.com/2014/04/22/3403016/famous-shipwrecks-off-sc-coast.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_destination=thestate#storylink=cpy