Key West, Florida, USA
USNS Vandenberg
A 159 m missile-tracking ship sunk as a reef in the Gulf Stream.
About the dive
USNS Vandenberg is an advanced to expert dive site in Key West, Florida, USA. It is a wreck dive. Divers have logged 2,819 dives here, going to 33 m on average in around 15 m of visibility. 9 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are barracudas, groupers and angelfish. Sightings peak in July, September and October.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 33 m
- Visibility
- 15 m
- Dive time
- 30 min
- Logged dives
- 2,819
- Busiest months
- Jul · Sep · Oct
- Region
- Floridian
Most sighted here
BarracudasPhoto: Wouter Naert · CC0
GroupersPhoto: Pixabay · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at USNS Vandenberg and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Snappers | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish |
The wreck
This site is home to the wreck of the USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg. Its full story, chapters and photos are in the app.
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