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Florida Wreck: USS Vandenberg

USS Vandenberg The Vandenberg is one of the largest artificial reefs in the world, and sunk in May of 2009 she is one of the youngest. ussvandenberg.com Description: T-AGM-10 Missile Range Instrumentation Ship Date Commissioned: May 8, 1944 Date Scuttled: May 27, 2009 Length: 522 feet / 160m Beam: 71.5 feet / 22m Max Depth: [...]

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Florida Wreck: USS Mizpah

USS Mizpah (PY-29) The USS Mizpah (PY-29) was a United States Navy vessel. Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Laid down: 1926 Commissioned: 26 October 1942 Decommissioned: 16 January 1946 Fate: scuttled, 9 April 1968 Length: 181 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 10 feet, 7 inches Power: two 850 horsepower Winton diesel engines, two [...]

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Florida Wreck: USCGC Duane

USCGC Duane The Duane sits upright and is 106’ to the deck. Barauda, bull sharks, turtles, amberjack, and large schools of fish are common. Description: Secretary Class United States Coast Guard Cutter (WPG 33) Date Commissioned: August 1, 1936 Date Scuttled: November 27, 1987 Length: 327 feet Beam: 41 feet Max Depth: approximately 130′ / [...]

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