USS Olympia (C-6)
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USS Olympia 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 Philadelphia.
USS Olympia (C-6), port bow, 10 February 1902
USS Olympia (C-6) at the Independence Seaport Museum in 2007.
Olympia leading a column of cruisers, painting by Francis Muller
Olympia at the Battle of Manila Bay
Independence Seaport Museum
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The Independence Seaport Museum was founded in 1961 and is located in the Penn's Landing complex along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The collections at the Independence Seaport Mus
USS Olympia (C-6)
…Association, which restored the ship to her 1898 configuration. Since then, Olympia has been a museum ship in Philadelphia, where it is now part of the Independence Seaport Museum. Olympia was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. Olympia is the oldest steel American warship still afloat. Repairs, estimated at $10 to…
Exterior of the Independence Seaport Museum
USS Olympia at Penn's Landing
19th century soup plate and spoon. Independence Seaport Museum (2011) by Piotrus