Lompoc truly earns its name as ‘City of Arts and Flowers’
The Tragedy at Honda Point mural depicts the worst peacetime navigational disaster in U.S. Naval history. Due to a mistake in navigation by the lead ship in a 14-ship squadron, seven ships were lost and 23 men perished at Honda Point, just off the coast of Vandenberg Air Force Base. (Courtesy photo by Carla Pampe)