Historic warship Olympia may be scrapped, sunk

The News Tribune (Tacoma WA) ^ | 5/27/10

[DesertRhino]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cruiser_Aurora

Also an 1897 ship,,, in Saint Petersburg.

[GonzoGOP]

USS Salem in Quincy, MA is the last big gun cruiser anywhere.

I think she is the last of the US boats. The Brits saved one of their 6" gun cruisers from WWII. And they have a WW I hull that was stripped down and would need to be completely refurbished.

[GonzoGOP]

HMS Caroline - 1914

[omega4179]

Maybe the southern ship museums like USS North Carolina do better but here is what is in Mass.

USS Salem-private,barely hanging on
USS Massachusetts private, barely hanging on

USS Cassin Young/ USS Constitution-Boston Navy yard government financed, perfectly preserved and maintained.

[NordP]

Typical frickin’ Philly - try going there to learn about our own NATION’s history, only to find out very little was saved, most is a “facsimile” of the original. It’s SOOO FRUSTRATING! Take Benjamin Franklin’s house - his darn kids get it when he dies and then tear it down to make their century’s version of condos. I’m telling you...this is SUCH the “dispose of it” country. Our History is not only going down the tubes with this administration, soon...we won’t have any real evidence of anything that came before!!! Arrrrgh!

[NordP]

EXCELLENT POINT!

Yah gotta love our society today....arrrgh

[tacticalogic]

Thank you.

[GonzoGOP]

A few other survivors

Avrov (Greece) - 1909

USS Little Rock (USA) - 1943
Mikhail Kutuzov (USSR) - 1952

[blau993]

Love the shape of the bow. Not at all sure why they did that, but it wuz apparently the style of the time.

It was probably done to increase her length at the waterline, which in turn increases her top speed. This is the same reason you see the huge bulbs at the the bow on modern commercial ships (and some warships) and was the theory behind the reverse transoms seen on many yachts. Marine designers have long come up with tricks to increase LWL for that extra speed.

I certainly hope something can be done to save the Olympia. I grew up in Philadelphia, and my father was very involved in the group that originally brought the Olympia to the City. This ship is an important piece of history that really ought to be preserved. There is no shortage of old vessels that can become reefs off of Cape May.

[wolficatZ]

Well said.

Only scumhole leftist PIGS would sink this beautiful and unique historic relic.

F’n Hate America™ pigs.

[4yearlurker]

My brother and I used to cross the bridge into Philly every 4th of July. The Olympia was a regular stop. Is the WW2 sub still tied up next to her? I can’t remember the sub’s name. I think it started with a “B”. Buscemi(?)

[Paladin2]

Is the Olympia wood framed?

[Teflonic]

It should just be sold as an antique. Some lucky private citizen will restore and treasure it, preserving it for future generations. It would likely turn out to be a good investment that would increase in value over the long term anyway.

[Paladin2]

Port holes are port holes, even on the Starboard side.

[Oztrich Boy]

Olympia is the last cruiser from that era

"No there is another"

Aurora

[ryderann]

I always thought that stern design was to counteract the effects of a following sea.

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[omega4179]

a...noth..er.

[Tallguy]

The Brits saved one of their 6" gun cruisers from WWII.

HMS Belfast?

[Patton@Bastogne]

indeed ... battle of manila bay ...