Texas Clipper
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Texas Clipper
- IMO number
- 5110616
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 144.2 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1944
- Builder
- Bethlehem Steel
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Texas Clipper
USTS Texas Clipper, a 473 foot long ship, served as a merchant marine training vessel with the Texas Maritime Academy at Texas A&M University at Galveston for 30 years beginning in 1965. Her name is reflective of clipper ships of old, both designed with a characteristic rounded stern. Prior to her service as a training vessel, Texas Clipper had served in World War II as an attack transport vessel named USS Queens. Following the war, in 1948, Queens was converted into the trans-atlantic ocean-liner SS Excambion, a member of the quartet of ships referred to as the post-war "4 Aces" for American Export Lines. Excambion carried passengers and cargo on a regular sailing route from New York to various Mediterranean ports. Following service as a training ship, the Texas Clipper I was moored at the Beaumont Reserve Fleet from 1996 to 2006.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Texas Clipper now?
- Texas Clipper has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Texas Clipper?
- Texas Clipper is a ship, built in 1944 by Bethlehem Steel. The vessel is 144.2 m long.
- Who owns Texas Clipper?
- Texas Clipper is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Texas Clipper been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Texas Clipper appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).