The Wandering Rebel
Philadelphia's
Independence
Seaport
Wanderings
| If you head towards the river from
Independence Hall, you will find Independence Seaport.
USS. Olympia (U.S.
Flagship at Manila Bay) |
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| 1 & 2 The USS Olympia 3. Mast of the USS Olympia 4 & 5. Gun port 6. Officer's Mess 7. Officer Suites 8. Enlisted Berth Deck 9. Here's the Scuttlebutt, a cold water fountain. 10. Ship's Dentist 11. Ship's Surgeon's Quarters 12. Operating Room 13. Sick Bay 14. Ship's Chapel 15. Ship's Galley 16. Marker honoring Commodore Dewey 17 & 18. Views of Commodore Dewey's Quarters, notice the gun. 19. Aft Deck with emergency steering. 20. The Olympia's last duty was to bring home the body of the Unknown Soldier. The coffin containing the remains sat here during the voyage from France. 21. Port side 22. Ship's Main Gun Turrets 23. Looking aft down the port side. 24. Commodore Dewey, standing at the point marked said "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley." 25. Looking aft down the starboard side. 26. Ship's intermediate guns 27 to 32 & 34 to 35. Exterior views of the USS Olympia 33. Ship's Bell |
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| A. Sip's Bridge, red lights on for
night patrol B. Ship's Galley (My wife doesn't like water or tight places and I've got her in both.) C & D. Engine room E. Aft torpedo room. |
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