Subject Type: Steel Navy
Olympia, USS (C-6)
This vessel became famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War in 1898.
Arizona, USS (BB-39)
Arizona was a battleship destroyed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, with the loss of 1177 men.
Aries, USS (PHM-5)
Pegasus-class hydrofoil, in service from 1977 through 1993. Conducted coastal operations, such as narcotics interdiction, in the Caribbean basin.
Monitor, USS
First Union ironclad of the American Civil War. Fought famous battle with the first Confederate ironclad ‘Virginia’ here in Hampton Roads – the first battle between two iron ships.
Lexington, USS (CC-1)
The Lexington as originally intended as a battlecruiser. She was converted to an aircraft carrier while still under construction.
Hood, HMS
When sunk by the German battelship Bismark, during the Battle of the Denmark Strait, of the 1418 men aboard, only 3 survived.