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Historic warship Olympia may be scrapped, sunk
The News Tribune (Tacoma WA) ^
| 5/27/10
Posted on 05/27/2010 1:34:22 PM PDT by llevrok
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To: C19fan
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:02:49 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
To: omega4179
USS Salem in Quincy, MA is the last big gun cruiser anywhere.
I think she is the last of the US boats. The Brits saved one of their 6" gun cruisers from WWII. And they have a WW I hull that was stripped down and would need to be completely refurbished.
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:03:41 PM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: GonzoGOP
HMS Caroline - 1914
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:08:55 PM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: DesertRhino
Maybe the southern ship museums like USS North Carolina do better but here is what is in Mass.
USS Salem-private,barely hanging on
USS Massachusetts private, barely hanging on
USS Cassin Young/ USS Constitution-Boston Navy yard government financed, perfectly preserved and maintained.
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:13:32 PM PDT
by
omega4179
(www.jdforsenate.com)
To: llevrok
Typical frickin’ Philly - try going there to learn about our own NATION’s history, only to find out very little was saved, most is a “facsimile” of the original. It’s SOOO FRUSTRATING! Take Benjamin Franklin’s house - his darn kids get it when he dies and then tear it down to make their century’s version of condos. I’m telling you...this is SUCH the “dispose of it” country. Our History is not only going down the tubes with this administration, soon...we won’t have any real evidence of anything that came before!!! Arrrrgh!
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:15:07 PM PDT
by
NordP
(COMMON SENSE CONSERVATIVES - Love of Country, Less Govt, Stop Spending, No Govt Run Health Care!!!)
To: GonzoGOP
EXCELLENT POINT!
Yah gotta love our society today....arrrgh
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:16:18 PM PDT
by
NordP
(COMMON SENSE CONSERVATIVES - Love of Country, Less Govt, Stop Spending, No Govt Run Health Care!!!)
To: llevrok
47
posted on
05/27/2010 2:17:22 PM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: GonzoGOP
A few other survivors
Avrov (Greece) - 1909
USS Little Rock (USA) - 1943
Mikhail Kutuzov (USSR) - 1952
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:20:30 PM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: Paladin2
Love the shape of the bow. Not at all sure why they did that, but it wuz apparently the style of the time. It was probably done to increase her length at the waterline, which in turn increases her top speed. This is the same reason you see the huge bulbs at the the bow on modern commercial ships (and some warships) and was the theory behind the reverse transoms seen on many yachts. Marine designers have long come up with tricks to increase LWL for that extra speed.
I certainly hope something can be done to save the Olympia. I grew up in Philadelphia, and my father was very involved in the group that originally brought the Olympia to the City. This ship is an important piece of history that really ought to be preserved. There is no shortage of old vessels that can become reefs off of Cape May.
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:21:34 PM PDT
by
blau993
(Fight Gerbil Swarming)
To: DesertRhino
Well said.
Only scumhole leftist PIGS would sink this beautiful and unique historic relic.
F’n Hate America pigs.
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:22:43 PM PDT
by
wolficatZ
(http://tiny.cc/ym1ym WEIRD WAR TALES!! All May! Fun and chat!)
To: llevrok
My brother and I used to cross the bridge into Philly every 4th of July. The Olympia was a regular stop. Is the WW2 sub still tied up next to her? I can’t remember the sub’s name. I think it started with a “B”. Buscemi(?)
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:23:52 PM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(How shall he rescue his imprisoned self?)
To: blau993
Is the Olympia wood framed?
52
posted on
05/27/2010 2:30:28 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: llevrok
It should just be sold as an antique. Some lucky private citizen will restore and treasure it, preserving it for future generations. It would likely turn out to be a good investment that would increase in value over the long term anyway.
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:39:05 PM PDT
by
Teflonic
To: llevrok
Port holes are port holes, even on the Starboard side.
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:39:52 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: omega4179
Olympia is the last cruiser from that era "No there is another"
Aurora
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:40:10 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(May 15: It's Jessica Watson Day!)
To: llevrok
I always thought that stern design was to counteract the effects of a following sea.
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:52:01 PM PDT
by
ryderann
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posted on
05/27/2010 2:53:45 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
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To: Oztrich Boy
58
posted on
05/27/2010 3:18:48 PM PDT
by
omega4179
(www.jdforsenate.com)
To: GonzoGOP
The Brits saved one of their 6" gun cruisers from WWII.HMS Belfast?
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posted on
05/27/2010 3:56:35 PM PDT
by
Tallguy
("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
To: x
indeed ... battle of manila bay ...
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posted on
05/27/2010 4:11:06 PM PDT
by
Patton@Bastogne
(Angels and Ministers of Grace, Defend Us ....)
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