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

USS Atlantic

Atlantic Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

1. Atlantic Marker

Inscription. With a length of 1,187 feet and a width of 228 feet, U.S.T. Atlantic and its sister ship, U.S.T. Pacific, are the largest ships ever built in the western hemisphere. An ultra large oil carrier, the vessel was delivered to Interstate Oil Transport in 1979.

Erected by Newport News Shipbuilding.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.

Location. 36° 59.057′ N, 76° 26.079′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. It can be reached from the intersection of Washington Avenue and 35th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport News VA 23607, 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 Virginia (here, next to this marker); USS Newport News (here, next to this marker); Dorothy (here, next to this marker); USS Nimitz (a few steps from this marker); SS United States (a few steps from this marker); The Apprentice School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Newport News First High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dorothy – Hull Number One (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

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U.S.T. Atlantic. Shows a photograph of the ship and lists specifications and other data. It reports that the ship was scrapped at Chittagong, Bangladesh, in 2004. (Submitted on November 19, 2011.)

Additional commentary.
1. The crew On the UST Atlantic
I am proud to know that my father Douglas C Wortman was part of the first crew to board the UST Atlantic, and be a part of her maiden voyage. As I remember, he loved the ocean and after having a series of strokes out at sea, we lost him in 1986 from various complications. Its a shame what became of the great UST Atlantic, but she was amazing in her day.

— Submitted November 18, 2011, by David Wortman of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Washington Ave & 35th St image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

2. Washington Ave & 35th St

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,156 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.