USS Olympia
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USS Olympia is a historic U.S. Navy protected cruiser best known for serving as Commodore George Dewey’s flagship during the Spanish–American War and is now preserved as a museum ship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Olympia canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic ship
ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ protected cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch guns
ⓘ
8-inch guns ⓘ smaller rapid-fire guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | George Dewey ⓘ |
| associatedWithWar | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| battleParticipated | Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 53 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Iron Works
|
| builtAt |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
|
| commissionedDate | 1895-02-05 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipated | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 400–500 officers and men ⓘ |
| decommissionedDate | 1922-12-09 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 5,870 long tons ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| flagshipOf |
George Dewey
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodore George Dewey
|
| historicDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark ⓘ |
| hullType | steel ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1891-06-17 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1892-11-05 ⓘ |
| leadShipOfClass | Olympia-class cruiser ⓘ |
| length | approximately 344 feet ⓘ |
| mooredOn | Delaware River ⓘ |
| museumFunction |
historical exhibits
ⓘ
public tours ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Olympia
ⓘ
surface form:
Olympia, Washington
|
| navalBranch |
United States Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy
|
| notableEvent | served as flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Independence Seaport Museum collection ⓘ |
| preservationPurpose | naval history education ⓘ |
| preservedAt |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| roleInSpanishAmericanWar | led U.S. Asiatic Squadron in victory over Spanish Pacific Squadron ⓘ |
| serviceRole |
cruiser
ⓘ
flagship ⓘ |
| shipClass | Olympia-class cruiser ⓘ |
| status | museum ship ⓘ |
| technologySignificance | represents transition from sail to modern steel navy ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.