Port of Brownsville Trivia

  1.  When was the Brownsville Navigation District (BND) created?
  1.  1911
  2. 1928
  3. 1932
Answer

Answer:  B, 1928.  An election to create the BND was held, and the people of Brownsville overwhelmingly approved its creation by a majority of 1,513 to 95.

  1.  When was the Port of Brownsville dedicated?
  1.  1904
  2. 1936
  3. 1955
Answer

Answer:  The great celebration dedicating the opening of the Port of Brownsville was May 16, 1936.

  1.  What was the name of the first ship to arrive at the Port of Brownsville?
  1.  USS Roosevelt
  2. USS Enterprise
  3. USS Dickerson
Answer

Answer:  USS Dickerson, a Navy Destroyer, was the first ship to arrive at the Port of Brownsville to participate in the celebration for the newly constructed Port of Brownsville.

  1.  When the Port of Brownsville Was opened, how deep was the ship channel?
  1.  25 feet
  2. 32 feet
  3. 36 feet
Answer

Answer:  When the Port was opened, it was 25 feet.  It was later deepened to 36 feet.

  1.  Who was the first Port Director?
  1.  F.W. Hofmokel
  2. Richard Schultz
  3. Al Cisneros
Answer

Answer: F.W. Hoofmokel was the first port director.

  1.  What is the current depth of the ship channel at the Port of Brownsville?
  1.  36 feet
  2. 42 feet
  3. 52 feet
Answer

Answer:  The current depth is 42 feet. It is going to be dredged to 52 feet.

  1.  Who is the only deep water seaport located directly on the US/Mexico border?
  1.  Port of San Diego, CA
  2. Veterans Bridge Port of Entry
  3. Port of Brownsville
Answer

Answer:  Port of Brownsville is the only US deep water sea port located on the US/Mexico border.

  1.  Who is the largest land owning public port in the United States?
  1.  Port of Brownsville
  2. Port of Houston
  3. Port of Los Angeles
Answer

Answer:  Port of Brownsville is the largest landowning public port with over 40,000 acres of land.

  1.  Which US sea port ships more steel into Mexico than any other port?
  1.  Port of Houston
  2. Port of Brownsville
  3. Port of Corpus Christi
Answer

Answer:  Port of Brownsville ships over 5 million metric tons of steel into Mexico.

  1. Which is the only port in Texas that is home port to the maker of large scale ocean going vessels?
  1. Port of Beaumont
  2. Port of Houston/Galveston
  3. Port of Brownsville
Answer

Answer:  Port of Brownsville. Seatrium Amfels in the Port of Brownsville is the top fabricator of vessels including containership, dredge vessels and wind turbine installation vessels.