The first, in honor of Booker T. Washington, was christened by Marian Anderson in 1942, and the SSHarriet Tubman, recognizing the only woman on the list, was christened on 3 June 1944. Being in close proximity to the fifth largest metroplex in the U.S. makes Galveston the perfect spot for a day trip to the coast. Are the artificial reef coordinates in GPS form because I can not put them in my boat GPS system. The Fisheries group normally uses their micro ROV for fish surveys at their artificial reef sites along south Texas. Distance From: Port OConnor 22 nm, "The Matagorda Island Liberty Ship Reef is composed of three Liberty Ships, the Dwight L. Moody, the Jim Bridger and the George Dewey. Ten other Liberty Ships and one T-2 tanker are located at other reef sites along the Texas coast. Click on a location on the map to see its description and coordinates, or scroll down to the list to see all the details. Kbff\R7I? hV]o6+| vc=2 lu%%lMI Detailed maps of Liberty ship reef sites in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas are available for purchase from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Artificial Reef Program. See the example below to see the information you get from the Interactive Mapping App. [46] The crew was evacuated by the SS Frontenac Victory the following day. Deployment of micro-ROV at Liberty Ships artificial reef Mississippi - Mississippi Inshore Artificial Reefs, Mississippi - Mississippi Offshore Artificial Reefs, Texas Parks and Wildlife - Artificial Reef Program, Tide & Solunar Predictions in Google Earth, BA-336 - George Vancouver Liberty Ship #1, BA-336 - George Vancouver Liberty Ship #2, BA-336 - George Vancouver Liberty Ship #3, BA-336 - George Vancouver Liberty Ship #4, BA-336 - George Vancouver Liberty Ship #5, BA-336 - George Vancouver Liberty Ship #6, BA-336 - George Vancouver Liberty Ship #7, BA-336 - George Vancouver Liberty Ship #8, HI-A-330 (8-pile jacket top north section), HI-A-330 (8-pile jacket top south section), HI-A-349 (8-pile jacket top south section), HI-A-349 (8-pile jacket top north section), MI-616 - Matagorda Island Liberty Ship #1, MI-616 - Matagorda Island Liberty Ship #2, MI-616 - Matagorda Island Liberty Ship #3, 250 Low Relief Reef Plates and 250 Pyramids. . Nine other Liberty Ships are located at other reef sites along the Texas coast. The 12 ships were received and deployed in four areas from 8 to 36 miles offshore (Fig. We strive to provide the latest and most accurate fishing information available to our users. [43] Other Liberty ships lost to mines after the end of the war include John Woolman, Calvin Coolidge, Cyrus Adler, and Lord Delaware. She discovered that at a certain temperature, the steel the ships were made from changed from being ductile to brittle.