Olympia (C-6) by junge1
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Description
The cruiser 'Olympia' is the oldest steel warship afloat in the world. She was launched in San Francisco, CA in 1892.
The 'Olympia' was decommissioned in 1922 and has been part of the Independence Seaport Museum Historic Ship Zone in Philadelphia. The 'Olympia' is a National Historic Landmark.
On May 1, 1898, 'Olympia' devastated a Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines, beginning the Spanish-American War. She also served during WWI.
Statistics:
Length: 344-ft.
Beam: 53-ft.
Displacement: 5,870 tons
Crew:
33 officers,396 enlisted men
Top peed: 22 kts.
Coal consumption at top speed: 633 lbs/minute
This picture was taken in July 1997 and later scanned.
Thanks for visiting,
Sig...
Comments (37)
Faemike55
Fascinating photo and wonderful history! Thank you for sharing
dragonmuse
What a cool place to visit. Nicely presented. :)
Minda
nice photo sig and great info...
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
carlx
Impressive warship!!!
Valentin
The old warship looks brilliant, I just love old ships. Thank you for sharing and the history!
farmerC
Shining.
Sea_Dog
Superb shot and narrative.
pakled
hmm...I guess the Texas must be newer, but there ya go... great pic
drifterlee
Wonderful shot!
Osper
Excellent! Off to the concept file with this picture!!!!!!
emmecielle
Interesting image and info! :)
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful shot and ineresting info !
unstart
Excellent shot!!
jocko500
cool shot. i did not know the Spanish-American War started in the Philippines. wow
erlandpil
Great shot erland
bugatti
nice shot, but I don't think it's the oldest. If it didn't sink with the recent quake the Huascar should still be afloat in Talcahuano, Chile. Launched in 1865. And the Warrior, in England, is older yet.
auntietk
1892? Seriously? Wow. That's fascinating! It looks much more modern than that. This is a wonderful image, my friend!
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
bazza
Wonderful shot of this ship and sub, great info on the ship too.. well done!!
duncanoooo
Great picture!! Love ships!
Alex_Antonov
Wow!
dbrv6
Outstanding! The entire bow shouts WWI and before. I remember being struck with the design and gun placment differences between ships made during the early part of WWI and before.
danapommet
I drive past this 4 times a year and have not taken the time to check her out just once. There is a great history involved with this ship. Magnificent capture Sig. Dana
bmac62
Hi Sig...I have a small collection of artifacts surrounding this ship. I have two Admiral Dewey pressed glass water pitchers and an Admiral Dewey plate celebrating Dewey's victory over the Spanish fleet in 1898...making those items 112 years old. I've never visited this ship but really would like to do so...wish I had been with you! Cool shot.
ysvry
great foto, did you take foto's from other angles too of this ship?
whaleman
I always liked the menacing appearance of the counter-bow. Counter sterns are a bit more common but still seldom seen anymore. This is a classic vessel!
debbielove
Great shot... I love old warships.. Thanks for the history.. Did you find out the name of that sub next to it? Its kind of lost beneath the hulk of the cruiser! lol Great shot.. Rob
moochagoo
How nice historical boats !
flavia49
wonderful capture of a glorious lady!! Flavia & Sandra