Olympia 1898
| No | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| C6, 7/1920- CA15, 8/1921- CL15 | Olympia | Union Iron Wks, San Francisco | 17/6/1891 | 5/11/1892 | 5/2/1895 | miscellaneous auxiliary 6/1931 |
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Displacement normal, t |
5865 |
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Displacement full, t |
6558 |
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Length, m |
104.9 |
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Breadth, m |
16.2 |
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Draught, m |
6.55 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 6 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
13500 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 1093 |
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Armour, mm |
Harvey and nickel steel - deck: 51 with 121 (amidships)-76mm (ship ends) slopes, engines glacises: 102, turrets: 89, barbettes: 114, shields: 102, ammunition tubes: 76, CT: 127 |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 203/35 Mk 3/4, 10 x 1 - 127/40 Mk 2/3/4, 14 x 1 - 57/(30 - 50) Mk 1 - 10, 6 x 1 - 37/(20 - 50) Mk 1 - 12, 6 - 450 TT (1 bow, 4 beam, 1 stern) |
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Complement |
447 |
Ship project history: Flag ship of admiral Dewey in battle in the Manila Bay in 1899. Olympia was the most protected and armed American protected cruiser, not enough yielding in this respect to armoured cruisers New York and Brooklyn.
Ship protection: There was 51mm nickel steel deck with 121-76mm slopes. Turret armour was made from Harvey steel but barbettes and ammunition tubes by nickel steel. Engine cylinders were protected by 102mm glacis. 127mm guns were protected by 102mm shields.
Modernizations: 1900: - 6 - 450 TT
1918: - 2 x 2 - 203/35, 10 x 1 - 127/40, 14 x 1 - 57/(30 - 50), 6 x 1 - 37/(20 - 50); + 10 x 1 - 127/51 Mk 7/8
Naval service: After an exception of lists Olympia served in auxiliary role a long time. Cruiser was used as accommodation ship in 1912 - 1916. She was stricken in 1957 and preserved as museum ship at Philadelphia.
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