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)
Fascinating photo and wonderful history! Thank you for sharing
What a cool place to visit. Nicely presented. :)
nice photo sig and great info...
Outstanding capture my friend.
Impressive warship!!!
The old warship looks brilliant, I just love old ships. Thank you for sharing and the history!
Shining.
Superb shot and narrative.
hmm...I guess the Texas must be newer, but there ya go... great pic
Wonderful shot!
Excellent! Off to the concept file with this picture!!!!!!
Interesting image and info! :)
Wonderful shot and ineresting info !
Excellent shot!!
cool shot. i did not know the Spanish-American War started in the Philippines. wow
Great shot erland
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.
1892? Seriously? Wow. That's fascinating! It looks much more modern than that. This is a wonderful image, my friend!
Beautiful composition. excellent work
Wonderful shot of this ship and sub, great info on the ship too.. well done!!
Great picture!! Love ships!
Wow!
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.
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
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.
great foto, did you take foto's from other angles too of this ship?
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!
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
How nice historical boats !
wonderful capture of a glorious lady!! Flavia & Sandra