Vandenberg Log 1978-82
The following log of Vandenberg's activities from 1978-1982 is supplied by Rick Ferris, who served as an electronics technician aboard the ship during this period. Click on  links below to see photos of the ship and crew in the ports and on voyages listed.
78-06-04 Streets of Recife ] 78-06-09 Norma & John at Ascension ] 78-07-05 Recife Refueling ] 78-08-01 at Freetown Sierra Leone ] 78-08-01 at Freetown Sierra Leone ] 78-10-10 Ascension Pier ] 78-10-10 at Ascension Island ] Ready to sail ] Aerial view - at sea ] With tugboat ] Trident Pier ] On the River ] winter at sea ] Coming Home ]
Partial Vandenberg Schedule - 1978

Sun Shipyard, Chester, PA.........??? - 09 Mar 78
At Sea..................09 - 13 Mar 78
Trident Basin, Port Canaveral, FL......13 - 23 Mar 78
Pier 3N, Port Canaveral, FL.........23 Mar - 04 Apr 78
Pier 3S (Fuel Pier), Port Canaveral, FL...04 - 08 Apr 78
At Sea..................08 - 14 Apr 78
Pier 2S, Port Canaveral, FL.........14 - 24 Apr 78
At Sea..................24 Apr - 07 May 78
Pier 3N, Port Canaveral, FL.........07 - 09 May 78
Trident Basin, Port Canaveral, FL......09 - 18 May 78
Pier 3N, Port Canaveral, FL.........18 - 21 May 78
At Sea..................21 May - 02 Jun 78
Recife, Brazil...............02 - 05 Jun 78
At Sea..................05 - 09 Jun 78
Ascension Island (at sea).........09 Jun 78
At Sea..................09 - 29 Jun 78
Ascension Island (at sea).........29 - 30 Jun 78
At Sea..................30 Jun - 04 Jul 78
Recife, Brazil...............04 - 07 Jul 78
At Sea..................07 - 15 Jul 78
Fuel Pier, Antigua (at sea).........15 Jul - ??? 78
Unknown
At Sea..................??? - 11 Aug 78
Ascension Island (at sea).........11 Aug 78
At Sea..................11 - 15 Aug 78
Freetown, Sierra Leone............15 - 21 Aug 78
Freetown (mid-river; at sea).........21 - 24 Aug 78
Freetown, Sierra Leone............24 - 25 Aug 78
At Sea..................25 - 30 Aug 78
Freetown, Sierra Leone............30 Aug - 01 Sep 78
At Sea..................01 - 05 Sep 78
Ascension Island (at sea).........05 Sep 78
At Sea..................05 - 07 Sep 78
Ascension Island (at sea).........07 Sep 78
At Sea..................07 Sep - ??? 78
Unknown
At Sea..................??? - 10 Oct 78
Ascension Island (at sea).........10 Oct 78
At Sea..................10 - 30 Oct 78
Ascension Island (at sea).........30 - 31 Oct 78
At Sea..................31 Oct - 04 Nov 78
Recife, Brazil...............05 - 05 Nov 78
At Sea..................05 - 15 Nov 78
Pier ?, Port Canaveral, FL.........15 - 16 Nov 78
Pier 3N, Port Canaveral, FL.........16 - 25 Nov 78
At Sea..................25 Nov - 01 Dec 78
St. John=s, Antigua............01 Dec 78
Fuel Pier, Antigua (at sea).........01 - 04 Dec 78
At Sea..................04 - 21 Dec 78
St. John=s, Antigua............21 - ?? Dec 78
At Sea..................?? - ?? Dec 78
Pier 3, Port Canaveral, FL.........?? - 31 Dec 78

Partial Vandenberg Schedule - 1979

Pier 3, Port Canaveral, FL.........01 - 04 Jan 79
Pier 3N, Port Canaveral, FL.........04 - ?? Jan 79
At Sea..................?? - ?? Jan 79
Todd Shipyard, Brooklyn, NY.........?? - 18 Jan 79
Dry dock, Todd Shipyard, Brooklyn, NY...18 Jan - ?? Feb 79
Unknown
Port Canaveral, FL............??? - 17 Mar 79
At Sea..................17 - 25 Mar 79
Port Canaveral, FL............25 - 30 Mar 79
At Sea..................30 Mar - 5 Apr 79
St. Johns, Antigua............05 - 09 Apr 79
Fuel Pier, Antigua (at sea).........09 - 10 Apr 79
At Anchor, Antigua (at sea).........10 Apr 79
At Sea..................10 - 20 Apr 79
St. Johns, Antigua............20 - 27 Apr 79
At Sea..................27 Apr - 01 May 79
Port Canaveral, FL............01 May - ??? 79
Unknown
At Sea..................??? - 30 Jun 79
At Anchor, Antigua............30 Jun 79
At Sea..................30 Jun - 12 Jul 79
Recife, Brazil...............12 - 15 Jul 79
At Sea..................15 - 09 Aug 79
Ascension Island (at sea).........09 Aug 79
At Sea..................09 - 13 Aug 79
Recife, Brazil...............13 -15 Aug 79
At Sea..................15 - 23 Aug 79
NAVSTA Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico...23 - 25 Aug 79
At Sea..................25 Aug - 08 Sep 79
Recife, Brazil...............08 - 11 Sep 79
At Sea..................11 - 15 Sep 79
Ascension Island (at sea).........15 Sep 79
At Sea..................15 Sep - 09 Oct 79
Ascension Island (at sea).........09 Oct 79
At Sea..................09 - 12 Oct 79
Monrovia, Liberia...............12 - 15 Oct 79
At Sea..................15 Oct - 01 Nov 79
NAVSTA Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico...01 - 04 Nov 79
At Sea..................04 - 14 Nov 79
Port Canaveral, FL............14 - ?? Nov 79
At Sea..................?? - ?? Nov 79
Todd Shipyard, Brooklyn, NY.........?? Nov - 31 Dec 79
 
Partial Vandenberg Schedule - 1980

Todd Shipyard, Brooklyn, NY.........01 - 28 Jan 80
At Sea..................28 - 30 Jan 80
NAVSTA Mayport, FL............30 - 31 Jan 80
At Sea..................31 Jan 80
Pier 3N, Port Canaveral, FL.........31 Jan - 14 Feb 80
Pier 2N, Port Canaveral, FL.........14 Feb - ??? 80
Unknown
At Sea..................?? Feb - 02 Mar 80
St. Johns, Antigua............02 - 03 Mar 80
At Anchor, Antigua (at sea).........03 Mar 80
At Sea..................03 - 13 Mar 80
NAVSTA Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico...13 - 15 Mar 80
At Sea..................15 - 23 Mar 80
St. Johns, Antigua............23 - 24 Mar 80
Fuel Pier, Antigua (at sea).........24 - 25 Mar 80
At Sea..................25 Mar - 07 Apr 80
St. Johns, Antigua............07 Apr 80
At Sea..................07 - 14 Apr 80
Pier 3N, Port Canaveral, FL.........14 Apr - ?? Apr 80
At Sea..................?? - 25 Apr 80
Pier 3N, Port Canaveral, FL.........25 Apr - 01 May 80
Commercial Pier, Port Canaveral, FL...01 - 09 May 80
At Sea..................09 - 21 May 80
St. Johns, Antigua............21 - 22 May 80
At Sea..................22 - 23 May 80
NAVSTA Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico......23 - 25 May 80
At Sea..................25 May - 15 Jun 80
Pier 3S, Port Canaveral, FL.........15 - 19 Jun 80
Pier 1N, Port Canaveral, FL.........19 Jun - 24 Jul 80
Trident Basin, Port Canaveral, FL......24 - 30 Jul 80
S. Commercial Pier, Port Canaveral, FL...30 Jul - ??? 80

I went on an educational Leave of Absence 01 Aug 80 and was
off  the ship for the rest of the year.

Partial Vandenberg Schedule - 1981

Unknown
Port Canaveral, FL............??? - 20 Mar 81
At Sea..................20 - 27 Mar 81
Pier 3S, Port Canaveral, FL.........27 Mar - 3 Apr 81
Pier T3, Port Canaveral, FL.........03 - 07 Apr 81
At Sea (under tow)............07 - 12 Apr 81
At Sea..................12 - 13 Apr 81
Port Canaveral, FL............13 - 22 Apr 81
Trident Basin, Port Canaveral, FL......22 - ???
Unknown
Port Canaveral, FL............??? - 02 Jun 81
Pier T1, Port Canaveral, FL.........02 Jun 81
Pier T3, Port Canaveral, FL.........02 - 08 Jun 81
At Sea..................08 - 13 Jun 81
Port Canaveral, FL............13 Jun - 16 Jul 81
Pier 3S, Port Canaveral, FL.........16 - 17 Jul 81
At Sea..................17 - 30 Jul 81
Recife, Brazil...............30 Jul - 01 Aug 81
At Sea..................01 - 20 Aug 81
Ascension Island (at sea).........20 Aug 81
At Sea..................20 Aug - 01 Sep 81
Recife, Brazil...............01 - 07 Sep 81
At Sea..................07 - 23 Sep 81
Port Canaveral, FL............23 Sep - 26 Oct 81
At Sea..................26 - 28 Oct 81
Port Canaveral, FL............28 Oct - 01 Nov 81
At Sea..................01 - 05 Nov 81
Port Canaveral, FL............05 - 10 Nov 81
At Sea..................10 - 13 Nov 81
Pier T3, Port Canaveral, FL.........13 - 16 Nov 81
Marginal Pier West, Port Canaveral, FL...16 - 19 Nov 81
Trident Basin S., Port Canaveral, FL......19 Nov - 04 Dec 81
Pier 2N, Port Canaveral, FL.........04 - 14 Dec 81
Port Canaveral, FL............14 - 31 Dec 81

Partial Vandenberg Schedule - 1982

Pier T-3, Port Canaveral, FL.........01 - 04 Jan 82
Marginal Pier East, Port Canaveral, FL...04 - 11 Jan 82
At Sea..................11 - 14 Jan 82
Port Canaveral, FL............14 - 22 Jan 82
At Sea..................22 - 26 Jan 82
St. Johns, Antigua............26 - 27 Jan 82
At Sea..................27 Jan - 12 Feb 82
At Anchor, Antigua (at sea).........12 - 13 Feb 82
St. Johns, Antigua............13 - 14 Feb 82
Fuel Pier, Antigua............14 Feb 82
At Sea..................14 Feb - 04 Mar 82
Marginal Pier West, Port Canaveral, FL...04 - 18 Mar 82
At Sea..................18 Mar 82
Port Canaveral, FL............18 - 19 Mar 82
At Sea..................19 - 23 Mar 82
Marginal Pier East, Port Canaveral, FL...23 - 29 Mar 82
At Sea..................29 Mar - 01 Apr 82
Newport News, VA............01 Apr - ??? 82
Unknown
Port Canaveral, FL............??? - 24 May 82
At Sea..................24 - 26 May 82
Port Canaveral, FL............26 May - 09 Jun 82
At Sea..................09 Jun 82
Port Canaveral, FL............09 - 14 Jun 82
At Sea..................14 - 22 Jun 82
Port Canaveral, FL............22 - 24 Jun 82
At Sea..................24 - 28 Jun 82
Port Canaveral, FL............28 Jun - 09 Aug 82
At Sea..................09 - 13 Aug 82
Port Canaveral, FL............13 Aug - 01 Nov 82
At Sea..................01 - 05 Nov 82
Port Canaveral, FL............05 - 08 Nov 82
At Sea..................08 - 12 Nov 82
Pier 3N, Port Canaveral, FL.........12 Nov - 03 Dec 82
At Sea..................03 - ?? Dec 82
Shipyard, Baltimore, MD.........???

The shipyard at Baltimore was in preparation for being mothballed.
Vandenberg never returned to Port Canaveral.

 

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