USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She is currently a museum ship in …

An exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Olympia, a nineteenth-century cruiser. She is the oldest floating steel warship in the world, one of the last surviving warships from World War I, …

Commissioned at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, on February 5, 1895, USS Olympia (Cruiser #6) departed to become the flagship of the Asiatic Fleet.

Started in 1890 and completed in 1895, USS Olympia was probably the best protected yet constructed by US Yard and played her role in the 1898 as Admiral Dewey's flagship at the …

The USS OLYMPIA is permanently docked at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, and is open for public viewing. It is the only American warship from the Spanish American War still in …

USS Olympia - (C-6) From the moment of her launching in 1892, Olympia was a rare treasure in the U.S. naval fleet, as no sister ships were ever built. She is the world's oldest floating steel …

Olympia’s first historic role was that of flagship for Commodore George Dewey, firing the first shots of the Spanish-American War at the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898. Subsequently, …

Aug 17, 2025 · The story of the USS Olympia is one of initial grandeur, wartime heroism, quiet service, and a determined fight for survival. She stands as a testament to American naval …

The U.S.S. Olympia, built by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco in 1890-1893 and commissioned in 1895, is the oldest steel warship on earth.

USS Olympia (SSN-717) is a Los Angeles -class submarine of the United States Navy. She is the 30th Los Angeles class nuclear powered fast attack submarine. [1]