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U.S.S. OLYMPIA (

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Department of Defense. Department of the Navy.~. Philadelphia Navy Yard. Public Affairs Office. (1947 - ?)

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U.S.S. OLYMPIA

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Scope and content: The OLYMPIA is the last survivor of the Spanish American War fleets and served as the Flagship of Admiral Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay. She is currently berthed at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. OLYMPIA was built in San Francisco and commissioned in 1895. After her Spanish American War service, the OLYMPIA also served as a training ship for midshipman from the U.S. Naval Academy and as Flagship of U.S. Naval Forces Eastern Mediterranean during World War I. In 1921, the body of the Unknown Soldier was received aboard the OLYMPIA at LeHavre, France, with full military honors for return to the United States and its final resting place in Arlington Cemetery. This was the OLYMPIA's last mission. For many years, she remained in the reserve basin of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, but in 1957 the Cruiser OLYMPIA Association took official custody of the vessel. Repairs to this remarkable vessel, secondary source descriptions of her service, and efforts to preserve her are documented in records of the now-defunct Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
General notes: Photograph has no caption, but is marked "1955" in pencil on verso.

Date

1955? - 1955?

Collection

National Archives and Records Administration

	Native name	National Archives and Records Administration
	Parent institution	Federal Government of the United States
	Location	Washington, D.C. (headquarters), and many regional facilities and presidential libraries nationwide in the USA
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 34″ N, 77° 01′ 23″ W
	Established	19 June 1934
	Website	www.archives.gov
	Authority file	: Q518155 VIAF: 132254586 ISNI: 0000000121603036 ULAN: 500263780 LCCN: n84176101 NLA: 35718998 WorldCat

NARA's Mid Atlantic Region (Philadelphia) (NRBA), 900 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107-4292.

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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 279179.

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Record group: Record Group 181: Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, 1784 - 2000 (National Archives Identifier: 510)
Series: Office of Public Programs, compiled 1801 - 1996 (National Archives Identifier: 279176)

NAIL Control Number: NRBPA-181-PNSYPAO-OLYMPIA(3)

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The OLYMPIA is the last survivor of the Spanish American War fleets and served as the Flagship of Admiral Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay. She is currently berthed at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. OLYMPIA was built in San Francisco and commissioned in 1895. After her Spanish American War service, the OLYMPIA also served as a training ship for midshipman from the U.S. Naval Academy and as Flagship of U.S. Naval Forces Eastern Mediterranean during World War I. In 1921, the body of the Unknown Soldier was received aboard the OLYMPIA at LeHavre, France, with full military honors for return to the United States and its final resting place in Arlington Cemetery. This was the OLYMPIA's last mission. For many years, she remained in the reserve basin of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, but in 1957 the Cruiser OLYMPIA Association took official custody of the vessel. Repairs to this remarkable vessel, secondary source descriptions of her service, and efforts to preserve her are documented in records of the now-defunct Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. (English)

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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/bed6f304f9015d4f5a46282d727d3e3d

publisher: Digital Public Library of America

retrieved: 16 July 2023