USTS Texas Clipper

On Saturday, March 31, 2007 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on South Padre Island, Texas Parks and Wildlife is hosting a celebration honoring the USTS Texas Clipper for its 60-year history in service to this country.  The ship's final duty will be to serve this state as a premier artificial reef providing quality angling and diving to the people of Texas.

For details about the Texas Parks and Wildlife Artificial Reef program and plans for the Texas Clipper please click here.

Late 2006

First known as the USS Queens (APA 103), she served as an attack transport. From 1944 to 1946 she carried troops and treated Iwo Jima casualties.  From 1948 to 1959, as the SS Excambion she carried passengers and cargo between New York City and Mediterranean ports. From 1965-1996, she proudly served as the USTS Texas Clipper, the training ship for the Texas Maritime Academy located at Texas A&M University at Galveston.

USS Queens ~ SS Excambion ~ USTS Texas Clipper ~ Texas Parks and Wildlife Artificial Reef

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