Atlanta is far from the ocean, but it will have a naval vessel named for it again. U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro announced Wednesday that the Navy will build a nuclear attack submarine that will be known as the USS Atlanta.

U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens join U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has he announces the branch's newest Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine will be named the "U.S.S. Atlanta" during a ceremony at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum on Oct. 23, 2024. (Riley Bunch)

ATLANTA — A high honor today for the city of Atlanta, soon to be on the high seas. The navy has named it’s latest nuclear-powered attack submarine and it will be called the USS Atlanta. “This is the actual diameter of the submarine he was in,” Josh Carter said during a museum tour.

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the future Virginia-class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine SSN 813 will be named USS Atlanta. Del Toro made the announcement

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the future Virginia-class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine SSN 813 will

In the early 2000s, the USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723), a U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, collided with the Norwegian tanker Norman Lady near Gibraltar. The submarine was ascending to periscope depth when it bumped into the liquid natural gas tanker.