Commissioned in 1895, the USS Olympia is the oldest steel warship still afloat in the world. It's famous for winning the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Olympia ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The USS Olympia was launched in 1892 as part of American efforts to modernize its navy and to have a military presence in the Pacific Ocean. The Olympia,... Here’s ...

A dark moment in preserving Oregon's heritage occurred when the famed battleship USS Oregon was scrapped after serving as a museum ship in Portland. The Oregon had been cut down for use as ammunition ...

The Iowa class of battleships consists of a quartet of formidable ships: The USS Missouri, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and the namesake Iowa. Conceptually, they were intended as the perfect battleship, ...