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Half Moon (shipwreck)
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| Location: | Miami-Dade County, Florida, US |
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| Nearest city: | Miami, Florida |
| Governing body: | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| NRHP Reference#: | 01000531 |
| FUAP #: | 7 |
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| Added to NRHP: | May 31, 2001 |
| Designated FUAP: | 2000 |
The Half Moon (also known as the Germania or Exen) is a racing sailboat which sank in 1930 near Miami, Florida, United States. It is located outside Bear Cut off Key Biscayne. Originally christened Germania, the racing yacht was built by Krupp-Germania-Werft in 1908 in Kiel, Germany. In 1914 the yacht visited Southampton, England to water and was taken as a prize of war. After changing hands several times, and suffering at the hands of an especially violent storm off Virginia, the yacht became a floating restaurant and dance hall off Miami, Florida, sinking near Key Biscayne in 1930. It became the seventh Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it was dedicated in 2000. This was followed on May 31, 2001 with its addition to the US National Register of Historic Places.