George Farley Liberty Ship

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BOUNDARY LIMIT OF ARTIFICIAL REEF

26° 25' 49.010" N97° 01' 41.957" W 

26° 25' 22.864" N97° 01' 42.296" W 

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LIBERTY SHIPS

LIBERTY SHIP

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Texas Artificial Reefs A Tribute to the Lone Star State

Texas has been involved in artificial reef development for nearly 50 years. Numerousreef building materials have been used over

the years. However, the first highly successfulartificial reef development occurred duringthe mid-1970’s when 12 obsolete Liberty Ships were sunk at five different sites in theGulf of Mexico. The Texas Parks and WildlifeDepartment’s Artificial Reef Program hasadded materials to most of these sites andcreated others through programs like Rigs toReefs, in which petroleum companies donate

obsolete petroleum platforms to the Program. At these sites, anglers may encounternumerous fish species including amberjack,snapper, cobia, Atlantic spadefish, triggerfish,tarpon, sharks (such as the blacktip, tiger,dusky, and hammerhead), and grouper. Inaddition, divers may see colorful damsel fish,butterflyfish, blennies, and countless inverte-brates. To date, 24 arti ficial reef sites have

been established to benefit the environmentby creating habitat for marine organisms, andto provide areas for increased fishing andsport diving opportunities.

PortArthurHouston

Freeport

PortLavaca

CorpusChristi

PortMansfield

Brownsville

Port MansfieldLiberty Ship Reef 26° 25' 35.785" N97° 01' 27.607" W 15 nm from Port Mansfieldbearing 110°.Three ships.

The water depthat the PortMansfield Liberty Ship Reef is 96-100 feet, and thedepth to the ship

 wrecks is approxi-mately 85 feet.Nine Rigs to Reef structures are alsoplaced at this reef site. The depth tothe platforms is50-60 ft.

 Sunken Liberty ships are home to numerous marineorganisms such as thisarrow crab.

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