Along Curtis Bay and Curtis Creek in Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties is a near forgotten ship graveyard. One such shipwreck dates back to World War I.

Curtis Bay is home to heavy industry, shipyards and other infrastructure. The U.S. Coastguard shipyard is the only one of its kind in the nation and maintains modern equipment and ships as well as historic vessels.

Many of the old shipwrecks and historic sites can be found from Hawkins Point near the Francis Scott Key Bridge to Fishing Point, and along the Curtis Creek. There you can find an array of sunken wooden ships, a burnt out pier, a concrete hull, an abandoned tugboat, and other long forgotten ships, barges, and other vessels.

Along the shoreline of Curtis Bay from Leading Point to Sledds Point are several WW I era wooden ships, scuttled and aligned end to end to form a breakwater. The large wooden ships have deteriorated almost beyond recognition, and lie covered in vegetation.

Many of the shipwrecks were simply unused and unwanted. There was nothing more economical than abandoning them along the shore where they still remain.

To see the full list of locations for each of these shipwrecks you can view Curtis Creek Shipwrecks.

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