USS Olympia by Buffalo1
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She's the last ship of the Spanish-American War. The cruiser Olympia was Commodore Dewey's flagship at the battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898. She mounts four 8 inch guns, ten 5 inchers, and six pounders to chase away torpedo boats. Visit her in Philadelpha, Pennsylvania. There is also a neat Gato class Guppified submarine("Bacuna") and a clipper ship right next door. The battleship USS New Jersey sits across the river in Camden, NJ.
I had to montage two photos together to get this view because I was carrying my "tourist" Olympus StylusEpic instead of my trusty, but bulky old Canon AE1.
Comments (15)
Good shot erland
cool shot!!
A grand old cruiser, luv that hull!
Really nice shot. A little before my time though :)
This is agreat shot and good piece of work.Really interesting as well.Well done mate
Holy moly! She is aging with grace! This is a very impressive shot! and the information with it is fantastic.
IIRC this is the last 'protected' cruiser afloat. AVRORA in Russia is of the same period but I believe she is more correctly classified as a 'broadside' cruiser. Nice capture. The old 'Victorian' peacetime color schemes were certainly interesting.
what an impressive ship and history behind her. I have been at Manila bay a few times. they have a passenger ship berthed there now and turned it into a hotel
still a great pic!
Thanks, everybody. I'm working on another montage that I hope will be a little clearer.
WHAT A NEAT PHOTO.
Excellent image!!
i was expecting a naked woman with a sailor hat on! lol ;)/.. nice capture my friend
thanks for the history. very good shot of the boat.
Great capture Rog. I have been on her a couple of times. Looking at her, it will cost a lot to keep maintaining her. I also been on the Gato class sub next to her. Apparently that sub picked up Bush senior when he was downed during WWII.