Warwick in Newport News, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Admiralty Pattern Anchor

ca. 1850

— Gift of Southland Iron & Metal Company —

Admiralty Pattern Anchor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

1. Admiralty Pattern Anchor Marker

Inscription. The basic design of the Admiralty Pattern anchor has remained relatively unchanged for centuries. It consists of a central shank with a ring or shackle for attaching a chain or rope, and two arms with large flat blades or flukes. A wooden or metal stock is mounted at ninety degrees to the arms near the ring.

Erected 2012 by Mariners' Museum; sponsored in memory of Henry and Gladys Moger by Tommy and Jerilyn Hale.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 37° 3.217′ N, 76° 29.326′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Warwick. It can be reached from Museum Drive 0.3 miles south of Lakeside Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Museum Dr, Newport News VA 23606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: USS Monitor: America's First Ironclad (a few steps from this marker); Sloop La Nube (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); US Navy Admiralty Pattern Anchor (about 500 feet away); Spanish Bronze Gun (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Spanish Bronze Gun (about 600 feet away); Leifr Eiriksson

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Waters Creek (approx. half a mile away); Estelle and George Abernathy (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Other markers no longer nearby. Walking Beam and A-Frame (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Walking Beam (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Admiralty Pattern Anchor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

2. Admiralty Pattern Anchor

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 494 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.