Ooltewah in Collegedale in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

M48 A5 Patton Tank

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

1. M48 A5 Patton Tank Marker

Inscription. Over 11,700 Patton Tanks were built between 1952 and 1959. It has a British 105 mm gun powered by a 750 horsepower Diesel engine.

Weight: 107,997 pounds (54 tons)
Total Length with Gun: 30 feet 6 inches
Width: 11 feet 11 inches
Height: 10 feet 1 inch
Top Speed: 40 mph
Range: 258 miles
Fuel Consumption: 1 to 2 gal. per mile
Types of Ammunition:
•Heat high explosive anti-tank
•High explosive plastic
•Canister thousands of small darts
•White phosphorus

M 48 A5 used by Greece, Iran, Israel, Jordan, South Korea, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, & Turkey

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 35° 3.765′ N, 85° 4.161′ W. Marker is in Collegedale, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Ooltewah. It can be reached from Apison Pike west of U.S. 321, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9317 Apison Pike, Ooltewah TN 37363, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically

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in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cannonballs (a few steps from this marker); Corporal Desmond T. Doss (a few steps from this marker); TA-4J Douglas Skyhawk Transonic Attack/Trainer (a few steps from this marker); AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter (within shouting distance of this marker); County of James (approx. 0.8 miles away); Kenneth A. Wright Hall (approx. 1.4 miles away); Order of the Southern Cross (approx. 3½ miles away); N.B. Forrest Camp U.C.V and U.D.C. Chapters (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Collegedale.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

2. M48 A5 Patton Tank Marker

The front of the M48 A5 Patton Tank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

3. The front of the M48 A5 Patton Tank

The left side of the M48 A5 Patton Tank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

4. The left side of the M48 A5 Patton Tank

The rear of the M48 A5 Patton Tank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 16, 2025

5. The rear of the M48 A5 Patton Tank

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 10, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.