USTS Texas Clipper: Creation of an Artificial Reef 17 November 2007 

I trained on Her in the mid 90's at A&M galveston. Brought some emotions watching this. And have spent many nights on the M\V fling. She was our hotel after Rita. And the DBL 152 oil apill

Nice vid. Laughed when I heard the guy say "Spree, get out of the way". I've been on the MV Spree numerous times for the Flower Gardens dives.

What a beautiful shape this ship had.

As the charter boat comes scuttling along in front of the camera guy it never fails

Very cool. I witnessed one from my boat off Palm Beach, FL

Thank you for not ruining this video with moronic idiotic music which seems to be on lots of other sinking videos.

Good job guys

I love these professional people

Fred, my dad served on this same ship when she was known as USS Queens APA-103 during WWII.

Artificial reefs are amazing. Watch some videos of these reefs a year later. Teeming with fish.

Interesting history of her from wikipedia: Arriving via Eniwetok, she debarked troops at Iwo Jima 26 March. She began medical treatment for Iwo Jima casualties 30 March. Departing Iwo Jima 12 April with 1,500 Marines, she proceeded via Guam, Eniwetok and Pearl Harbor to Hilo, Hawaii, where she debarked troops 25 April. Following amphibious training, she left Pearl Harbor for San Francisco 23 May, and proceeded to Everett, Washington, for repairs. Sailing back to action via Pearl Harbor, she delivered troops and cargo to Saipan 11 July. After steaming non-stop from Saipan to San Francisco, arriving 25 July, she delivered troops to Pearl Harbor 11 August.

Legend has it, the ships still sinking

Skip to about 7:23 to see anything interesting.

Sinking ships are so satisfying to watch.

Some additional "subtitles" would have helped. Who was the guy who got off last, into the skiff? Apparently opened some aperture(s) to commence the scuttling?

veteran of a ship

I always feel sad to see a ship sinking

Je serai curieux de savoir quelle position il a sous l eau

What idiot would want to sink this magnificent classic ship she should have been restored as a museum and hotel like the Queen Mary she is one of the last classic liners and should have been saved

Next time, get a bunch of old department store clothing manikins and wire them to places in the sunken wreck... Freak out divers..."there's people down there!"

Wonder how it's sitting on bottom ?

BroThis ship why are sea oldship what happened

Hey Richard Cline...ditto. Your ignorance is only surpassed by your arrogance. I've dived on ships that became artificial reefs. The wide variety of marine life that call these wrecks home is amazing.

I hope some the sea isnot full of sinking shep like that

Sank like britannic

Better to sell in part than to sink .

Never forget the USS LIBERTY....

Everyone is complaining about it polluting, but it could also represent that someday, we won't use metal like this. It'll become rarely used, due to more durable or cheaper materials coming along to replace it. Imagine a world where these ships are born again, with more sustainable and eco-friendly materials and methods powering them.

Here's a 10 year update: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AmGBWi9CohM.html

How did it land? Right side up or on her side?

क्यो डूबा देते हैं जहाज को पानी में कोई बतायेगा

No whistle/horn salutes.

I got dizzy trying to watch this, damn camera shaking around all over the place...

....and I’m putting cans in my recycling bin

Зачем, столько металла потеряли? 🙄

So, if I trow a beer can at the ocean I get finned. My can could be a artificial reef also

it's like titanic ship

This is a cause of Sea Rise!

ولا تفسدوا في الارض بعد اصلاحها

such a shame for sinking an old vessel...dramatic 😢

Lousy camera work. Too far away to show any detail as is sinks. Waste of time watching this video. That boat that got in the way would have a better view for observation. Too bad a few go pro cameras weren’t installed aboard her. 👎☹️

На

日本語翻訳が、意味不明。

Oops I dropped my wallet......

Cheaper than recycling. Murica is not great on recycling. ..

Obviously human's haven't trashed the ocean enough yet so we have to sink our unused ships to get rid of them. I don't want to hear the artificial reef thing either because mother nature knows how and where to make reefs if human's would stay out of the way. Also, how many new cars would the steel from this ship build? How many razor blades would it make? How many paper clips and staples would this ship have made?

they just wasted thousands of dollars worth of scrap iron / metal

No point diving these vessels - nothing worth stealing (sorry, salvaging).

I don,t like

If the government can get rid of there garbage in the ocean it must mean I'm aloud to get rid of my garbage there too

Artificial reef is a modern way of polluting the sea's and cost cutting for the ship owners dispossing off their old Ship. but they are proud to call themselves PRO NATURE 😂😂😂