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USS Olympia

January 1, 1908

Protected Cruiser USS Olympia (C-6). Launched November 1892 at Union Iron Works, San Francisco. Olympia served as Admiral Dewey's Flagship in the battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898 in the Spanish American War. Now at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia. [G57 SH-677] (GGNRA/Behrman GOGA 35346)

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SF Bay

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Artifact

Citation: Martin Behrman
Date Added: September 14, 2018
Contributor: Courtesy of the Golden Gate NRA, Park Archives

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