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Originally Posted by GAU-8
Go easy on me. I'm an Airedale after all. I'm putting together a trip to see the U.S.S. Olympia. It will be part of a rambling history vacation including Gettysburg, D.C. and the Smithsonian Air Museum Annex outside of Dulles.
Worth the trip? Was she considered a battleship in her time or a cruiser?
From this link, it seems they are scrambling for funds for her upkeep.
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A short sum about Olympia:
*Last of the armored cruisers and a very close cousin to the battleships that circumnavigated the globe in Teddy Roosevelts "Great White Fleet".
*Admiral Dewey's Flagship (Spanish American War) the last of its kind in existence.
* Triple expansion engines (Perk to ANY machinehead)
* Last orders in service to journey to Europe and return to the U.S. the remains of the unknown soldier and deliver them to Arlington National Cemetary where they rest to this day.
If you take the Engineering tour it is certainly well worth it for anybody in mechanics especially to get a look at those engines. They are in excellent condition. The interior of the ship will amaze you with how well the parlors etc are kept and the woodwork is outstanding.
Also: SS319 (I believe) Becuna (Guppy Class submarine) is there moored starboard side of the Olympia.
Definately worth a stop.