USS Vandenberg

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Florida Keys, USA

Best timeYear-round
Water temp22-29°C / 72-84°F
Visibility22-43m / 72-141ft
AccessBoat Dive
Dive typesScuba
DifficultyAdvanced
Max depth43 m
Avg depth35 m
Nearest airportEYW
Second largest artificial reefWreck divePelagic fish
Scuba

The USS Vandenberg is a huge former military ship and the second-largest artificial reef in the world. Its massive radar dishes and superstructure make for a spectacular and photogenic wreck dive, attracting a huge amount of pelagic fish.

Features

A 160m (524ft) long former missile-tracking ship. The massive wreck is upright and features iconic radar dishes. It is a fantastic artificial reef, attracting large schools of barracuda, jacks, and goliath groupers.

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