Panama City Beach - Things to do…

Posted on January 12, 2008
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Panama City Real Estate - DolphinsIf you’re a scuba diver one interesting site to see is available in one of Panama City Beach Florida’s Underwater Archaeological Preserves.

The SS Tarpon, an ocean-going vessel that now lies beneath the sea near Panama City Beach is a divers delight. These preserves, or underwater parks, feature shipwrecks and other sunken historic sites.

The SS Tarpon ended her career on Sept. 1, 1937, when weather ended her trip. Laden with flour, sugar, canned goods, iron, beer and barrels of fuel oil, the Tarpon’s freeboard, or distance between the waterline and deck, measured less than 5 inches

Read full story of the SS Tarpon.

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