#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia, the world's oldest steel warship, Commodore George Dewey's flagship, winner of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War in 1898. THREAD + PHOTOS FOLLOW...

More of USS Olympia's exterior:

I had USS Olympia to myself for almost an hour. Olympia's woodwork was exquisite especially for the officer’s quarters. There were secondary guns in the captain's and admiral's cabins. This fragile masterpiece needs help. The main deck is closed as it's too weak for visitors.

By the way, this beautiful seating area is in the officer's quarters. It's the bow (stern?) main turret support! :) Amazing, right? The other end of the ship has a matching counterpart, but it’s in the enlisted men’s quarters and is very Spartan in comparison.

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia had guns everywhere, even like this one in the Captain's or Admiral's bedroom. :) If there was ever action, these bedrooms would be used for combat!

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - more exterior views. These are from/near the stern.

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - interior corridor, engine room viewed from above, and two more interior shots.

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - You can see the sleeping quarters/living quarters. Sleep over where you eat. The hammocks would normally have been put away. Fireman's Washroom at top right.

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - Specialized rooms for surgery, dispensary and sick bay.

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - Laundry! :)

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - At bottom left is perhaps the gun that we see in the external shot further up. It's interesting to see interior broadside guns, isn't it?

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia -

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia -

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - Olympia is a very historic ship. Here is some of her history including the Spanish American War that launched the American Century and repatriating the Unknown Soldier to the USA.

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - What's that hotel that said you'd sleep like an Admiral? Wrong. This is how to sleep like an Admiral. Can you imagine this on any modern warship? Me neither.

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - USS Olympia - Captain's quarters just across from the Admiral's quarters (pictured above)! The woodwork, furnishings, etc., are just beautiful. They remind me of Denver's Brown Palace Hotel, etc. Amazing!

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - Okay, let's head back up to the bridge and upper works. The main deck was 100% closed because it is too weak to support all the tourists, of which, sadly, there was just me.

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - upper deck. I'm not sure of the technical name. Bridge deck? I can't recall if the bridge is actually one more small deck further up. Maybe the next set of photos will help. :)

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - Love the bell!

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - Here is the bridge and wheel. Can you imagine actually being up in the crow's nest? Tour almost over...

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia - And so the tour ends. I hope you enjoyed these photos/virtual tour of this, America's oldest steel warship. I think only Mikasa is about this old. I don't recall which is older.

CORRECTION: #shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy - #Philadelphia - USS Olympia launched 1892. Only Japan’s 15,000 ton pre-dreadnought Mikasa, launched 1900, is almost as old.

#shipsinpics #ships #shipping #shipspotting #maritime #history #Navy #USSOlympia launched 1892. Specs: 344' length x 53' beam x 21.5' draft; 5,870 tons; 33 Officers, 396 enlisted; top speed: 22 knots (25mph). Guns: 4x8", 10x5", 14x2.24", 6x1.5", 4 Gatling, 6x17.7" torpedo tubes.

Sources for specifications: https://www.phillyseaport.org/olympia  and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Olympia_(C-6)