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  2. Elissa (ship) - Wikipedia

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    The tall ship Elissa is a three-masted barque. She is based in Galveston, Texas, and is one of the oldest ships sailing today. Launched in 1877, she is now a museum ship at the Galveston Historic Seaport. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990. The Texas Legislature designated Elissa the official tall ship of Texas in 2005. [3]

  3. List of museum ships of the United States military - Wikipedia

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    Deployed to Vietnam 1968–69. Sea Scout Ship with all-female crew 1998–2020. Relocated as 1st maritime training ship on Ohio River Jan 2024. [52] USS Pueblo: North Korea: South Pyongan: Pyongyang: United States: 1944 Banner class: Technical research ship [53] USS Razorback: United States Arkansas: Little Rock: United States: 1944 Balao class ...

  4. List of maritime museums in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum: Y Hawaii: Honolulu: Hawaii Maritime Center: Y Hawaii: Lahaina: Whalers Village Museum: Hawaii: Pearl Harbor: USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park: Illinois: Chicago: Chicago Maritime Museum: Illinois: Naval Station Great Lakes: Great Lakes Naval Museum: Indiana: Delphi: Wabash & Erie Canal Interpretive Center ...

  5. SS Selma (1919) - Wikipedia

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    Steel shortages during World War I led the US to build experimental concrete ships, the largest of which was the SS Selma, today partially submerged in Galveston Bay and visible from both the Houston Ship Channel and Seawolf Park. SS Selma was built in Mobile, Alabama, and named to honor Selma, Alabama, for its successful wartime liberty loan ...

  6. Port of Galveston - Wikipedia

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    Port of Galveston ca. 1845 Loading cotton at Galveston Wharfs & Harbor. During the late 19th century, the port was the busiest on the Gulf Coast and considered to be second busiest in the country, next to the port of New York City. [11] In the 1850s, the port of Galveston exported approximately goods valued almost 20 times what was imported.

  7. Bolivar Roads (Texas) - Wikipedia

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    The ship canal approach is defined by two jetties extending into the Gulf of Mexico with distances of 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from the Bolivar Peninsula and 2.25 miles (3.62 km) from Galveston Island. The jetty harbor entrance originated in the 1890s as a preventative structure to inhibit the coastal sediment transport progressions by means of ...

  8. Seawolf Park - Wikipedia

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    It is located on Pelican Island), just north of Galveston, Texas, in the United States The park has two museum ships ; Gato class submarine USS Cavalla (SS-244) and Edsall class destroyer escort USS Stewart (DE-238,) along with parts from three other vessels and offshore the remains of a former merchant ship.

  9. USS Stewart (DE-238) - Wikipedia

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    This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart (28 July 1778 – 6 November 1869), who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812. Stewart is one of only two preserved destroyer escorts in the U.S. and is the only Edsall-class vessel to be preserved. She is on display in Galveston, Texas as a museum ship and is open to the public.

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