Past stories on the USS Vandenberg
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You wanna do what?

Key West Citizen - Sunday, April 26, 2009
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One group wants to go down with the ship. Another wants to attach an automatic cleaner to the hull, hoping to convince the Navy to buy its product.

Vandenberg arrives in Keys

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg's 1,050-mile journey from Norfolk, Va. to Key West was expected to end late Monday or early today.

Vandenberg affects cruise ship schedule

Key West Citizen - Saturday, April 18, 2009
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The imminent arrival of the 522-foot Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg in Key West is the top priority for city port officials, who are asking for flexibility from the cruise lines with ships scheduled to be...

Dive shops hope to see Vandenberg bump outside of Key West

Marathon Free Press - Friday, April 17, 2009

When the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg is sunk five miles off of Key West later this spring as an artificial reef, the impact on the Southernmost City's dive shop community is expected to be dramatic....

Truman Waterfront hosts 3 historic ships

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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Two giants of floating history soon will take up residency at Truman Waterfront. Upon arrival in Key West, the 522-foot Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg will rest at the East Quay Wall in preparation for...

Divers dust off their gear

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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For many Key West residents, scuba diving has become a distant memory, preserved on a peeling C-card and a forgotten logbook.

Vandenberg underway to Key West

Key West Citizen - Monday, April 13, 2009
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The 522-foot Gen.

Vandenberg anchors delivered

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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Crane crews unloaded four huge anchors and their accompanying chain from four trucks Monday morning at Truman Waterfront.

Video producer immersed in latest technology

Islamorada/KL Free Press - Wednesday, March 11, 2009

KEY LARGO -- A turtle swims through the waters that surround Molasses Reef, just off Key Largo. At first, everything appears drab; the corals, the sea, the turtle, they're all dark and flat. Then,...

Vandenberg to arrive in mid-April

Key West Citizen - Sunday, March 1, 2009
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While work crews in Norfolk, Va., remove paint chips and other contaminants from the 525-foot Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, local dive shops are preparing for what one shop owner called "a whole new realm...
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