PROTECTED CRUISER USS OLYMPIA-C6

By AI ChatGPT4-AI Grot-T.Chr. Human Synthesis-31 January-2026

USS Olympia (C-6)

Specifications

• Type: Protected cruiser
• Launched: 1892 (commissioned 1895)
• Displacement: ~5,870 tons
• Length: 344 ft (105 m)
• Beam: 53 ft (16 m)
• Draft: ~21 ft (6.4 m)
• Propulsion: Coal-fired steam engines, 2 screws
• Speed: ~21.7 knots
• Crew: ~411 officers and enlisted
• Main armament:
  • 4 × 8-inch guns
  • 10 × 5-inch guns
• Notable role: Flagship at the Battle of Manila Bay (1898)
• Status today: Preserved as a museum ship in Philadelphia.