The Vandenberg Project is in need to hear from people who support the project. We need to hear from all the locals that are looking forward to having a world class diving destination in Key West. We also need to hear from those of you that will be coming to the Florida Keys because of The Vandenberg. Divers and Veterans this means you.
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Within the next 4 weeks I will be constructing an exhibit about the history of the Harry Taylor/Hoyt Vandenberg which will be on display at the Harry Truman Little White House Museum in Key West. If anyone has small artifacts or photos to donate or loan to this exhibit, please contact me. This is such an important piece of American History, and we really want to tell the story.
This is a great project, can't wait to view the project history at the Harry Truman Little White House Museum in Key West.
I'm definitely going to go down to the keys at some point to dive it, I've been looking forward to it for at least half a decade now. I hope everything goes according to plan.
Im looking forward to dive it. I've waited for years it will be so great. Im coming down to Key West to dive it.
We vacation in Key West every year. After diving Joe's Tug for years we were thinking about changing vacations sights. Now with the Vandenberg we will stay in Key West and continue to have a great time and now a great dive too.
I have not read any accounts of missions where there is mention of tracking Russian missiles. During my time on the Vandy we tracked many of the Russian missles. We tracked the first Russian MIRV. At the time this was all classified information.
Please keep me posted on the date. I have a unique tie with this ship. My father is a retired Merchant Marine Sailor and at the age of 90 just recently passed away. While researching family history, I found that he had sailed on her when it was a Troop Transport (ATP). He signed on in San Francisco and sailed to New Guinea during WWII.
I also am a former sailor, from the Cold War era. I was in the Submarine Service in the 80's and rode on board as an observer for a Trident
Missile Launce out of Port Canaveral, in the early 80's.
I am also an avid diver (RESCUE) and would love to be one of the first to dive on her.
Why not let the Navy sink it for minimal cost? If it doesn't land upright, just wait for a major storm to come through e.g. the Spiegel Grove.
I've been coming to Key West for 10 years hearing about this project and hope it is finally going to come to an end this year with the sinking of the Vandenburg. My shipwrecker t-shirt is so old you can see daylight through it. I've dove the Cayman and Joe's Tug so many times that in recent years I've been heading north to do my diving and spending my tourist dollars a few Keys up highway 1. I'll be here again in June and hope I can dive on her then.
Well if they actually really do sink the Vandenberg I'll have a reason to drive past Key Largo. As it is now, I'll just keep stopping there.
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