South Pier

South Pier is a pier in Galveston, Texas. South Pier is situated nearby to the military installation USCGC Hatchet, as well as near USCGC Clamp.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Cavalla and USS Stewart.

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 Cavalla is situated 2,000 feet west of South Pier.

USS Stewart

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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. USS Stewart is situated 2,200 feet west of South Pier.

SS Selma

Disaster remains

Photo: Jw4nvc, CC BY 3.0.

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. SS Selma is situated 1¼ miles northwest of South Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galveston and Port Bolivar.

Galveston

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

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.

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 3½ miles north of South Pier.

South Pier

Type: Pier
Categories: military installation and transportation
Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.33228° or 29° 19′ 56″ north

Longitude

-94.77288° or 94° 46′ 22″ west

Operator

United States Coast Guard

Open location code

76X786JG+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 833051203

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=pier

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Highlights include USCGC Hatchet and USCGC Clamp.

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