U.S.S. Olympia by junge1
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The U.S.S. OLYMPIA at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The U.S.S. Olympia was launched in 1892 and is the oldest steel warship afloat today.
She served as Commodore George Dewey's flagship at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines during the Spanish American War.
Over the next two decades, the U.S.S. Olympia, though a warship, was often used as a visible reminder of President Teddy Roosevelt's gunboat diplomacy. 'Walk softly and carry a big stick.'
After World War I (1914-1918) Olympia was selected in 1921 to bring the remains of the Unknown Soldier home from Le Havre, France for burial in Arlington National Cemetery. Her last official assignment was as a midshipmen's training ship at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland.
U.S.S. Olympia was decommissioned in December 1922.
This picture was taken on 6 June 2011.
Comments (27)
Wolfmanw
Awesome Capture and Clarity
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
flaviok
Impressionante captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
farmerC
Shining shot.
Minda
This is really amazing capture sig...Great to see u...:)
auntietk
What an amazing sight! Thanks for the info ... it adds immeasurably to my experience! Great presentation. Hard to believe that ship is 120 years old. Wow. It looks quite modern! Hope you're enjoying your trip, my friend!
emmecielle
Glad to see you again, Sig! fantastic capture and interesting informations! :)
flavia49
excellent capture and info! Welcome back!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent capture.
annie5
Glad to see you back Sig! Stunning capture :)
tennesseecowgirl
Great to see. and also to see you back.. :)
blinkings
Wow this is great. The last I heard, they were closing it to the public due to a lack of funds for vital repairs. But I think that decision may still be 'on hold' as far as I know! Anywazzz its a great photo.
bkhook
Great capture and history. Thanks for sharing.
jocko500
wonderful to see them side by side
Faemike55
Wonderful capture and great history lesson
bazza
Fabulous capture she sure looks pretty modern for an old girl, great to see she is still around!
junge1
She looks pretty good at first glance, but at the water line she is falling apart. She needs major restoration which is not cheap and she may be closed to the public in the future if funding cannot be made available.
DennisReed
Cool capture of History Sig!
lyron
Great image!!
Briney
We should be thankful it didn't become an artificial reef somewhere, thanks, its good to see an old pre-dreadnouight hanging on.
ysvry
great foto, those were the days, just build an ironclad and you could rule the world, how difficult it has become nowadays with the advent of computers and the internet.
bebert
very nice shot
drifterlee
AWesome ship!!!!!
sandra46
MARVELOUS IMAGE
bmac62
I better hurry up and get there to see it:) Great shot. Suspect she'll need to be pulled out of the water one of these days and placed in a dry display. Big $$$, I know.
danapommet
Super shot of this trio Sig! The U.S.S. Olympia is full of Naval history. Nice to see the U.S.S. Becuna moored in there and the four-masted barque Moshulu, in the background. Wonderful POV. Dana
moochagoo
Love this old boat !