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    The USS Olympia was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1895 that served as the flagship for Commodore Dewey during the Spanish-American War. It had a displacement of 5,870 tons and was armed with four 8-inch guns, ten 5-inch guns, and several smaller guns and torpedo tubes. The Olympia had armor plating on its deck and strategic coal bunkers that provided additional protection. It is notable as the only remaining ship from the American fleet in the Spanish-American War and for its role in Commodore Dewey's decisive victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.

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    The USS Olympia was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1895 that served as the flagship for Commodore Dewey during the Spanish-American War. It had a displacement of 5,870 tons and was armed with four 8-inch guns, ten 5-inch guns, and several smaller guns and torpedo tubes. The Olympia had armor plating on its deck and strategic coal bunkers that provided additional protection. It is notable as the only remaining ship from the American fleet in the Spanish-American War and for its role in Commodore Dewey's decisive victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.

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    The USS Olympia was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1895 that served as the flagship for Commodore Dewey during the Spanish-American War. It had a displacement of 5,870 tons and was armed with four 8-inch guns, ten 5-inch guns, and several smaller guns and torpedo tubes. The Olympia had armor plating on its deck and strategic coal bunkers that provided additional protection. It is notable as the only remaining ship from the American fleet in the Spanish-American War and for its role in Commodore Dewey's decisive victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.

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    400 Introduction to Naval Architecture, Fall 2004

    USS OLYMPIA (C-6)

    Ref: http://www.spanamwar.com/olympia.htm

    Classification: Keel Laid: Completed: Comissioned: Rig: Armament:

    Protected Cruiser C-6 "Olympia" Class (no sisterships) June 17, 1891 April 1, 1893 February 5, 1895 Two military masts, with schooner rig. Four 8 inch Mark III guns in two turrets (two guns forward, two aft), which fired a 250 lb projectile, with a 105 to 115 pound brown powder service charge and a muzzle velocity of 2080 feet per second. The two main gun turrets, forward and aft, could rotate 137 degrees. The turret guns could be elevated 15 degrees.Each gun weighed approximately 31 tons. Ten 5 inch Mark II guns, firing a 50 pound projectile with a 28 to 30 lb. brown powder service charge and a muzzle velocity of 2,250 feet per second

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    Contractor: Length: Beam: Mean draft: Max. draft fully loaded: Displacement: Complement: Engine type: Boiler type: Speed: Coal bunker capacity: Normal coal supply: Endurance @ 10 knots:

    Fourteen 6-pounders Six 1-pounders Two Colt machine guns One field piece (for landing parties) Six 18" Whitehead above-surface torpedo tubes Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA 344 feet, 1 inch 53 feet 21 feet, 6 inches 24 feet, 9-3/4 inches 5,870 tons 33 officers and 378 enlisted men Commanded by Captain. Charles V. Gridley to May 25, 1898 when Captain. B. P. Lamberton assumed command. Vertical triple expansion engines, generating 17,313 hp., Four double-ended and two single ended cylindrical boilers. 21.7 knots 1,085.6 tons 400 tons 6,105 nautical miles Protective deck (interior of hull at approximate level of waterline) was 2 " thick on the flat, and 4 3/4" on the sloped portion.Additional armor was provided through the use of cellulose-packed cofferdams built inside the hull, above the waterline.Coal bunkers were strategically placed around the perimeter to act as additional armor to protect the vitals of the ship, such as the magazines, boilers and engine rooms. $1,796,000

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    GENERAL:
    The USS OLYMPIA was the flagship of the Asiatic Squadron. It is the only naval vessel from the American Spanish-American War fleet still in existence. OLYMPIA is one of the most significant vessels in United States history as she was the flagship of Commodore Dewey in his victory over Admiral Montojo's Spanish Squadron at Manila Bay. The United States took a large step towards becoming a world power with his victory.

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