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2. Houston Ship Channel - Wikipedia

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   The Houston Ship Channel, in Houston, Texas, is part of the Port of Houston, one of the busiest seaports in the world. [1] The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals and the Gulf of Mexico , and it serves an increasing volume of inland barge traffic.

3. SS Selma (1919) - Wikipedia

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   SS Selma was an oil tanker built in 1919 by F.F. Ley and Company, Mobile, Alabama. President Woodrow Wilson approved the construction of 24 concrete vessels of which only 12 were actually completed. SS Selma is the only permanent, and prominent, wreck along the Houston Ship Channel. She lies approximately one mile north of Galveston Island.

4. Lynchburg Ferry - Wikipedia

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   The Lynchburg Ferry is a free ferry across the Houston Ship Channel in the U.S. state of Texas, connecting Crosby-Lynchburg Road in Lynchburg to the north with the former State Highway 134 and San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site in La Porte to the south. Operated by the Harris County Toll Road Authority, [1] the 1,080 feet (330 m ...

5. Fireboats in Houston - Wikipedia

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   The Port Houston, completed in 1926, was the first fireboat in Houston. [1] She was retired, in 1950, when she was replaced by the Captain Crotty. In 1971 the Texas legislature added new responsibilities to the Port Authority, which acquired an additional vessel, in 1973, the Captain W.L Farnsworth. In 1983 the Captain Crotty was retired when ...

6. Houston Yacht Club - Wikipedia

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   The HYC was founded in 1897. [3] Originally called the Houston Yacht & Powerboat Club, [4] [5] its name was changed to Houston Yacht Club in 1927, when its current Spanish-style clubhouse was built, [6] [7] which has been declared an historic landmark in the Galveston Bay area of the Gulf Coast.

7. Chesapeake Bay deadrise - Wikipedia

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   The Chesapeake Bay deadrise or deadrise workboat is a type of traditional fishing boat used in the Chesapeake Bay. Watermen use these boats year round for everything from crabbing and oystering to catching fish or eels. Traditionally wooden hulled, the deadrise is characterised by a sharp bow that quickly becomes a flat V shape moving aft along ...