USS "OLYMPIA" by B. Franklin Cooling ( 9781591141266 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

USS "OLYMPIA"
HERALD OF EMPIRE

By:

B. Franklin Cooling

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1591141265

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9781591141266

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Publisher:

NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS

Pub. date:

1 March, 2007

Pages:

264

Synopsis:

The USS Olympia is the oldest extant steel-hulled warship in the world. Constructed as part of a congressionally mandated program to build a modern fleet prior to the turn of the 19th century, she became famous as ADM George Dewey's flagship at the Battle of Manila Bay. Today, she is part of a naval shrine at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. More than a ship's log recital of places and dates, this is a flesh-and-steel history of a pivotal warship that straddled the eras of commerce raiding and battle fleet confrontation in naval warfare. From her conceptual beginnings on drawing boards in Washington to the battle to protect her against age, scrapping, and the advent of big-gun battleships, this landmark study celebrates one of America's classic historic ships.

Illustrations:

40 photographs

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Imprint:

Naval Institute Press

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