OLYMPIA — The Washington State Friends of the USS Olympia want to assuage some guilt. They want to right a 120-year-old wrong. The nonprofit group of high-ranking former state officials and maritime ...
Pieces from the USS Olympia’s silver collection are on display this month at City Hall. Courtesy photo City of Olympia / Department of Enterprise Services Pieces from the USS Olympia’s official silver ...
The USS Olympia, the Navy's oldest serving fast-attack submarine, wrapped up 35 years of service with a seven-month, around-the-world deployment. The submarine returned home to Hawaii for the last ...
During the Spanish-American War, Navy Commodore George Dewey stood on the bridge of the ship and uttered the words that became famous: “You may fire when you are ready, Gridley.” The vessel’s mighty ...
The oldest steel warship afloat has survived wars, economic downturns and even the harsh passage of time, but there was one battle that the USS Olympia (C-6), flagship of the American Asiatic Fleet ...
BREMERTON — The USS Olympia's arrival Tuesday at Naval Base Kitsap marked the beginning of its official retirement and dismantling at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. But for the crew of the ...
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Interim efforts have the Olympia looking better than she has in years, while new monitors and sensors can alert the museum’s staff to potential dangers including ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --When the Greek play "Iphigenia at Aulis" opens September 7th, you won't be going to the Kimmel Center or Walnut Street Theatre to see it. "We are doing the show below decks aboard ...
On Saturday, the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia returned to Pearl Harbor from a seven-month, around-the-world deployment. During its deployment, the USS Olympia departed from Oahu ...
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One hundred years ago this week, the USS Olympia set off from France, carrying the remains of an unknown U.S. soldier who died in World War I. It was bound for the Washington Navy Yard, where those ...
The USS Olympia transported the first unidentified service member to be buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It’s now docked on the Delaware River. xThe USS Olympia on display as a museum ship ...