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USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg
USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10) · Key West, Florida Keys, United States
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EntryBoat
Max depth42.7 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp23–30°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Jul
About this site
USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg is a wreck dive site near Key West, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 43 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, jacks, barracuda, lionfish, sea fans. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Bicolor DamselfishStegastes partitus
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseri
Slippery DickHalichoeres bivittatus
Yellowtail SnapperOcyurus chrysurus
Yellowhead WrasseHalichoeres garnoti
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatum
Ocean SurgeonAcanthurus bahianus
Nearby sites
- 1Cayman Salvager3.4 km
- 2Eastern Dry Rocks11 km
- 3Rock Key13 km
- 4Sand Key Lighthouse15 km
- 5Wisteria15 km
- 6USS Amesbury (bow)17 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org