USS Olympia - Benjamin Franklin Cooling

USS Olympia

Herald of Empire
Buch | Softcover
264 Seiten
2007
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-59114-126-6 (ISBN)
33,60 inkl. MwSt
The USS Olympia is the oldest extant steel-hulled warship in the world. Constructed as part of a congressionally mandated program to build a modern fleet prior to the turn of the nineteenth century, she became famous as Admiral George Dewey's flagship at the Battle of Manila Bay. Today she is part of a naval shrine at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia.

More than a ship's log recital of places and dates, this is a flesh-and-steel history of a pivotal warship that straddled the eras of commerce raiding and battle fleet confrontation in naval warfare. From her conceptual beginnings on drawing boards in Washington to the battle to protect her against age, scrapping, and the advent of big-gun battleships, this landmark study celebrates one of America's classic historic ships.

About the Author
Benjamin Franklin Cooling is the author of more than twenty books, including Benjamin Franklin Tracy: Father of the Modern American Fighting Navy, Gray Steel and Bluewater Navy, and Robley D. Evans: A Sailor's Log.

Benjamin Franklin Cooling is the author of more than twenty books, including Benjamin Franklin Tracy: Father of the Modern American Fighting Navy, Gray Steel and Bluewater Navy, and Robley D. Evans: A Sailor's Log.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.4.2007
Zusatzinfo 40 photographs
Verlagsort Annopolis
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Schiffe
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-59114-126-5 / 1591141265
ISBN-13 978-1-59114-126-6 / 9781591141266
Zustand Neuware
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