Tag: Admiral Dewey

  • USS Olympia – Are We Going to Lose This National Treasure?

    USS Olympia – Are We Going to Lose This National Treasure?

    On Sunday, September 19, I toured the cruiser USS Olympia with my friend, Don Taylor. We were in Philadelphia for the Russian Mosaica Festival and took the opportunity to check out this historic vessel. I had, of course, seen many pictures of ships of the “Great White Fleet”, but had never experienced actually boarding one.…