USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, circa July 1895. Photo from the William H. Topley Collection, courtesy of Charles M. Loring, Napa, CA, 1972.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 76121.

Rear Admiral George Dewey, Commander of the U.S. Asiatic Squadron, with officers of his flagship, USS Olympia (Cruiser # 6), and his staff on board the Olympia in Manila Bay circa 20 May-1 June 1898. Those present include:

Seated (left to right):

Medical Inspector Abel F. Price
Lieutenant Corwin P. Rees
Commander Benjamin P. Lamberton
Rear Admiral George Dewey
Lieutenant Thomas M. Brumby, Flag Lieutenant
Pay Inspector Daniel A. Smith
Chief Engineer John D. Ford

Standing (left to right):

Ensign Montgomery M. Taylor
Gunner Leonard J.C. Kuhlwein
Assistant Surgeon Dudley N. Carpenter
Naval Cadet William R. White
Ensign Frank B. Upham
Lieutenant Valentine S. Nelson
Naval Constructor Washington L. Capps
Captain William P. Biddle, USMC
Assistant Engineer John F. Marshall, Jr.
Pay Clerk Long Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Samuel M. Strite
Lieutenant Carlos G. Calkins
Ensign William P. Scott
Ensign Harry H. Caldwell, Flag Secretary
Chaplain William H.I. Reaney
Assistant Engineer Edward H. De Lany
Naval Cadet Irwin F. Landis
Ensign Henry V. Butler, Jr.
Lieutenant Stokely Morgan
Passed Assistant Surgeon John E. Page

Collection of Rear Admiral Ammen Farenholt, USN(MC).

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 43347

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) Dressed with flags and firing a salute at Hong Kong, 22 February 1898, in celebration of George Washington's birthday. This was only a week after the USS Maine blew up in Havana Harbor, and peacetime routine still prevailed. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Dutreaux Collection.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 84574

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) At Hong Kong, circa April 1898, probably just prior to the declaration of war. Olympia has been repainted from peacetime "white and buff" into wartime grey. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Dutreaux Collection.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 84575.

Collection of Curator Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command.

Collection of Curator Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command.

Painting by Douglas Michie, USS Olympia in Hong Kong on Washington's birthday 1898 in full dress.

"Quiet Before the Storm" Tom Freeman Print - U.S.S. Olympia in Hong Kong 1898. Tom Freeman passed away, unexpectedly, on 16 June 2015.

Colored print after a painting by J.G. Tyler, copyright 1898 by P.F. Collier. Ships depicted in left side of print are (l-r): Spanish Warships Don Antonio de Ulloa, Castilla, and Reina Cristina. Those in right side are (l-r): USS Boston, USS Baltimore and USS Olympia.

Collections of the Navy Department, purchased from Lawrence Lane, 1970.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 71839-KN

Contemporary halftone print after an artwork by W.G. Wood, originally reproduced by courtesy of F.A. Munsey. It depicts the Spanish ships at left (l-r): Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon and Reina Cristina. The Cavite batteries are in the center distance. At right are (l-r): USS Boston, USS Baltimore, USS Raleigh, USS Olympia and USS Concord.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 1256.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) Photographed in 1898-99, while serving as flagship of Admiral George Dewey, Commander in Chief of the Asiatic Squadron. Courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS, 1967.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 43346.

Admiral George Dewey, USN (1837-1917). On board his flagship, USS Olympia, in Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, circa 1899. The original photograph was copyright 1899 by Underwood & Underwood and published on a stereograph card by Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York. Note awning overhead, 8"/35 gun turret at right and 5"/40 broadside guns in the background. Donation of Louis Smaus, 1985.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 100318.

C.C. Mitchell, the bugler who sounded "General Quarters" aboard USS Olympia at the start of the battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898. Photographed circa September 1899 by George Grantham, 15 Park Row, New York.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 59627.

Library of Congress, Photo No. LC-USZC4-5773

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) Photographed by Hart, New York, upon her return to the United States in 1899. She is flying the four-star flag of Admiral George Dewey.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 2894.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) Photograph copyright 1899 by E. Chickering. Collection of Paymaster William R. Pattison.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 93400.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) In New York Harbor following her arrival from Manila, circa late September 1899. The original photograph was copyright by B.L. Singley and published on a stereograph card by the Keystone View Company. Note small steam launch in left foreground, with a rowed water "taxi" boat beyond. Courtesy of Louis Smaus, 1985.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 100316.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) tattooing, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61327_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) sailors grouped, possibly during sea-bag inspection, circa 1899. Note the U.S. flag on bulkhead. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61333_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) fencing, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61335_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) group of sailors next to cat mascot, circa 1899. Note the U.S. flag on bulkhead. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61342_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) band, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61349_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) Crew’s Mess, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-USZ62-128415.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) bugler, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61284_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) helmsman, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61279_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) view on deck with US Navy sailor looking through telescope, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61293_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) salesman onboard doing his trade, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61330_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) group of sailors washing uniforms, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61320_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) portrait of sailor with caged mascot bird, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61282_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) two officers and a lady, circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston.

Library of Congress photo #LC-J698-61278_Lot 8688.

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) U.S. Navy sailor resting on deck circa 1899. Photograph by Francis B. Johnston. Cyanotype print.

Library of Congress photo #Lot 868823.

Olympia's Chief Petty Officers. The man who fired the first shot of the Battle of Manila Bay from the forward 8" turret, Chief Boatswain's Mate Patrick Murray, is standing second from right.

NHHC Photo

Men of USS Olympia's forward 8" turret coming out for air, Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 by Joseph Stickney, NY Herald, (public domain) that shows Chief Bosun's Mate Patrick Murray, right front, and behind him, Gunner's Mate 2c John Christopher Jordan.

NHHC photo

View of the ship's forward 8"/35 gun turret, showing plaque between the guns commemorating the Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898. Plaque ribbon inscription is "Gridley you may fire when ready". Photographed circa 1900. Note sailor in front of the turret, wearing a red cross armband. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, 1972.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Photo #: NH 75566

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) Oil on canvas by Francis Muller, circa 1900, showing Olympia leading a column of cruisers. Courtesy of the Navy Art Collection, Washington, DC. Navy Art Accession #: 44-6-I.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 47388-KN.

Library of Congress, Photo No. LC-B2-694-1

Close up image of the USS Olympia stern plate, Boston Navy Yard, 4 November 1901.

Digital ID: ggbain 03312 Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Starboard quarter while at anchor in 1902.

Taken by E. Muller.

Starboard quarter while at anchor in 1902 (same as above but cropped differently).

Taken by E. Muller.

Port Bow, 10 February 1902.

Image # (19-N-13918).

USS Olympia (Cruiser No. 6) and SS Ivernia in Boston Harbor, Circa 1905-1912.

Historic New England Nathaniel L. Stebbins Collection, Photo No. PC001.02.USMA.0340.0230.003

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Photo Caption - U.S.S. Olympia, Bottom paint test, Standard Anti-fouling paint. Port Bow. Navy Yard Phila. 16 May 1922.

NARA II - Navy Yard Philadelphia Photo #3008

Photo Caption - U.S.S. Olympia, Bottom paint test. Resin Benzol Anti-fouling paint. Port Quarter Aft. Navy Yard Phila. 16 May 1922.

NARA II - Navy Yard Philadelphia Photo #3011

Olympia (C6) & Florida (BB 30) in middle chambers of the Gatun Locks, 13 June 1922.

National Archives and Record Administration photo #RG 185-G Vol. 10 # 63

Looking aft from the forecastle toward the bridge. Circa 1935, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

The four CLs that were scrapped in Drydock #4 at the Philadelphia NSY were: Omaha (CL 4), Cincinnati (CL 6), Raleigh (CL 7) and Marblehead (CL 12).
I have two documents from the 4th Naval District, and of course they give different completion dates for the scrapping of these ships. The first document (dated 1 Apr 46) indicates that scrapping was completed on 27 February of that year; the second document (also dated 1 April 46) gives the completion date as 10 March 1946.
(My notes also indicate that scrapping was completed at the yard on nine ex-destroyer types as of 29 March 46: Litchfield (DD 336), Pruitt (DD 347), Jouett (DD 396), Clark (DD 361), Balch (DD 363), Sampson(DD 394), Schley (DD 103), Stringham (DD 83) and Whipple (DD 217).

The remaining CLs; Detroit (CL 8), Trenton (CL 11), Richmond (CL 9), Concord (CL 10) and Memphis (CL 13) were all sold to the Patapsco Scrap Co. of Baltimore. The sales bid (B-76-47AV T) was opened on 6 Dec 46; the five ships were sold for $336,140 (or $67,228 each), and custody of the ships was transferred to Patapsco between 27 December 46 and 21 January 47.
Note also that the attached photo distinctly shows that both cruisers have all four funnels--I think it's an optical illusion that either of these had had any of them removed.

The "light colored objects" in front of the two cruisers might "possibly" be barbettes from the Illinois (BB 65). According to drawings in the 1945 "Gun Mount and Turret Catalog", these two items appear to be about the same diameter as the barbettes for the two BBs' Tennessee & California; 14"/50 triple gun turrets; inside diameter 31 feet, from the same source -- outside diameter would have been about 33 feet. The Illinois barbettes would have an inside diameter about 37 1/4 feet, outside diameter rather over 39 feet.

USS Olympia (IX 40), still in her haze grey paint, being pushed by tugs to her new home in Philadelphia, September 1957

Treasure Island Museum-SFCB

Robert Hurst

Sterling silver service presented to USS Olympia, 1958, photographer unknown. Photo is captioned, "Photograph of part of the twenty-seven piece sterling silver service presented to the naval cruiser [sic] USS Olympia in 1899, by the City of Olympia and Washington State, in commemoration of its role in the victory of the Battle of Manila Bay. The silver service was returned to Washington State after the USS Olympia was decommissioned. It is now stored in the Governor's Mansion, ca. 1958."

General Subjects Photograph Collection, 1845-2005, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov.

"Sailors from the USS Dewey paint the deck of the USS Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship at Manila Bay, to get the older cruiser ready for winter at its berth on the Delaware River at the foot of Race Street."

Temple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

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