USS Olympia, USS (C-6)

by Marty Gromovsky
Member since 11-May-2013

Build Type: Kit→ {Encore+Modified}

Country: United States

Era: 1815-1914

Length Range: 200-400 feet (61-122m)

Model Material: Plastic

Model Type: Static

Propulsion Type:

  • Fuel→ Coal
  • Impeller→ Propeller
  • Engine→ Reciprocating Steam

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.

About the Model

The kit was modified with printed wood decking, photoetch upgrades, and turned metal barrels.

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