Texas City Channel

Texas City Channel is a channel in Galveston, Texas. Texas City Channel is situated nearby to the locality Fort Travis, as well as near the village Port Bolivar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include SS Selma and USS Cavalla.

SS Selma

Disaster remains

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SS Selma was a concrete-hulled oil tanker built as part of the World War I Emergency Fleet, one of only twelve concrete ships that were completed for it.

USS Cavalla

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USS Cavalla, a Gato-class submarine, is a submarine of the United States Navy named for a salt water fish, best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku.

USS Stewart is an Edsall-class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart, who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Bolivar and Galveston.

Port Bolivar

Village

Photo: Iketsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Port Bolivar is an unincorporated community located on the northern shore of the western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula, separated from Galveston Island by the entrance to Galveston Bay. Port Bolivar is situated 2½ miles northeast of Texas City Channel.

Galveston

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Galveston is a city on Galveston Island, off the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 45 minutes southeast of Houston. Galveston is a port of entry and a destination for almost all the cruise ships with ports of call in Texas.

Texas City Channel

Type: Channel
Also known as: “Texas City Ship Channel”
Category: body of water
Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.35218° or 29° 21′ 8″ north

Longitude

-94.79186° or 94° 47′ 31″ west

Open location code

76X79625+V7

GeoNames ID

4736136

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Satellite Map

Discover Texas City Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Travis and Fort Crockett.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bolivar Roads Channel and Point Bolivar.

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