Ghost Fleet Site

This sunken fleet site is located near Cliff’s Landing in Bay Minette, Alabama. The Ghost Fleet or Tensaw Fleet was an armada of mothballed Liberty Ships and other Navy crafts that were parked on the Tensaw after World War II. At its peak, there were 347 ships in port. President F. D. Roosevelt made plans to refurbish the vessels so the merchant marine fleet would be better equipped for service, which, from 1945 to 1973, was considered a viable military resource. Consequently, the Ghost Fleet supplied many jobs for area residents. The last ships were given to the state conservation departments in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana; many were sunk to create fishing reefs.