Seawolf Park


Seawolf Park is a memorial to, a United States Navy Sargo-class submarine mistakenly sunk by U.S. Navy forces in 1944 during World War II. It is located on Pelican Island, just north of Galveston, Texas, in the United States.
is unique in that it has a submarine, the remains of a merchant ship, and a destroyer escort designed to conduct antisubmarine warfare—the hunter, hunted, and the protector—all in one museum area. It is the home of two preserved U.S. Navy ships, the Gato-class submarine and the Edsall-class destroyer escort, and the remains of the World War I tanker S.S. Selma, the largest concrete ship constructed, can be seen northwest of the parks fishing pier at . Also preserved at the park is the conning tower of the Balao-class submarine and the sail of the Sturgeon-class nuclear attack submarine.
At one point in time, the park also had a LVTP-5 landing vehicle, tracked, personnel and a M41A3 Walker Bulldog light tank on display.
The park has a picnic area, and fishing is allowed on the pier for a small fee. There is also pedestrian access to the shoreline on either side of the park where anglers can fish for free. Fish that can be caught in the park area include sand seatrout, speckled trout, gafftopsail catfish, drum, and flounder, among others.