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Image: 00 TPWD-103
File Size: 2000 x 1333 pixels, 343 kilobytes
By-line: EARL NOTTINGHAM
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Caption/Information: The Texas Clipper makes its final journey Friday, November 16, 2007 to its underwater resting place tomorrow in the Gulf of Mexico,17 miles off South Padre Island, where it will begin a new life as an artificial reef for marine wildlife. Launched during WWII as the USS Queens, the 473-foot vessel saw duty as a troop transport and attack ship. After the war it was converted to a luxury passenger liner and most recently (1965-1996)served as a maritime training vessel for Texas A&M University.
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| Object Name (Title) | TEXAS CLIPPER-TOWING |
|---|---|
| Keywords | CLIPPER, SHIP, REEF, SINKING, SINKING.TOWING |
| By-Line (Author) | EARL NOTTINGHAM |
| By-Line Title (Author Position) | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER |
| City | SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
| Province/State | TX |
| Country/Primary Location Name | USA |
| Original Transmission Reference | TPWD-103 |
| Source | TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPT. |
| Copyright Notice | TPWD |
| Caption/Abstract | The Texas Clipper makes its final journey Friday, November 16, 2007 to its underwater resting place tomorrow in the Gulf of Mexico,17 miles off South Padre Island, where it will begin a new life as an artificial reef for marine wildlife. Launched during WWII as the USS Queens, the 473-foot vessel saw duty as a troop transport and attack ship. After the war it was converted to a luxury passenger liner and most recently (1965-1996)served as a maritime training vessel for Texas A&M University. |
| Caption Writer/Editor | EN |
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