USS Olympia

Cruiser built in 1892 at the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA. Her dimensions are: 104.85×16.15×6.55(d) m [344'00×53'00×21'50] and displacement 5586 tons.

1898: Flagship at the Battle of Manilla Bay.
1922: De-commissioned and laid up at Philadelphia.
1957: Transferred to the Cruiser Olympia Association.

Picture: Olympia (Cruiser 6). Port bow. Feb. 10, 1902. 19-N-13918.

Updated 1995-04-16 by Lars Bruzelius

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