Submarine Becuna & Cruiser Olympia

Submarine Becuna & Cruiser Olympia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), US
During World War II, "Becky" prowled the Pacific for Japanese ships, sinking three. Modernized in 1951, BECUNA’s Cold War missions often found her in the Atlantic, trailing Soviet submarines with eavesdropping equipment aboard.

BECUNA was decommissioned in 1969 and has been part of Independence Seaport Museum’s Historic Ship Zone since 1996.

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OLYMPIA (C-6) is the oldest steel warship afloat in the world. She was launched in San Francisco, California in 1892.

On May 1, 1898, OLYMPIA devastated a Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines, beginning the Spanish-American War. OLYMPIA helped catapult the United States into the role of superpower and won fame for her most famous officer, Commodore George Dewey. It was from OLYMPIA's bridge that Dewey remarked, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley." OLYMPIA also served her country during World War I.



Cruiser OLYMPIA was decommissioned in 1922 and has been part of Independence Seaport Museum’s Historic Ship Zone since 1996.
During World War II, "Becky" prowled the Pacific for Japanese ships, sinking three. Modernized in 1951, BECUNA’s Cold War missions often found her in the Atlantic, trailing Soviet submarines with eavesdropping equipment aboard.

BECUNA was decommissioned in 1969 and has been part of Independence Seaport Museum’s Historic Ship Zone since 1996.

OLYMPIA (C-6) is the oldest steel warship afloat in the world. She was launched in San Francisco, California in 1892.

On May 1, 1898, OLYMPIA devastated a Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines, beginning the Spanish-American War. OLYMPIA helped catapult the United States into the role of superpower and won fame for her most famous officer, Commodore George Dewey. It was from OLYMPIA's bridge that Dewey remarked, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley." OLYMPIA also served her country during World War I.



Cruiser OLYMPIA was decommissioned in 1922 and has been part of Independence Seaport Museum’s Historic Ship Zone since 1996.
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@ 2011-03-08 08:32:58
Looking for an authentic piece of American history? Well a historic warship in Philadelphia can be yours - but it may need a little work.

The Independence Seaport Museum is looking for a new owner for the USS Olympia, a steel cruiser from the Spanish-American War.

The catch? It needs $2million to $5million in repairs to stabilize it, immediately. After that it will need $10-20million for dry dock and restoration.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1364053/Own-piece-US-history-buy-famous-warship-sale-museum--20million.html

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