by John Proudley
Member since 05-Apr-2014
Build Type: Kit→ BlueJacket
Country: United States
Era: 1815-1914
Length Range: 200-400 feet (61-122m)
Model Material: Wood
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Coal
- Impeller→ Propeller
- Engine→ Reciprocating Steam
Scale: 1:128 (3/32″ = 1′)
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Cruiser
About the Vessel
Olympia was a protected cruiser in the United States Navy, famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War. She also provided patrol and escort duty during World War I.
Aside from wartime service, she undertook several peacetime cruises in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas and carried the remains of World War I’s Unknown Soldier from France to Washington, D.C.
Olympia is now a museum ship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has been restored to her 1898 configuration. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
Model Images
This model of Olympia was built by John from a limited-edition BlueJacket Shipcrafters kit, number 169 of 200.
Links
- Model of Olympia by HRSMS member Heinz Schiller
- Model of Olympia by HRSMS member Marty Gromovsky
- Independence Seaport Museum
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- Wikipedia