This wooden magnet features a direct replica on an engraving done by Union Iron Works for the invitation to the launching of Cruiser Olympia (November 1892, San Francisco, California).
Source: Engraving by Union Iron Works, for the invitation to the launching of Olympia, November 1892, San Francisco, California.
Original Image: Gift courtesy of Ronald Burke
Cruiser Olympia (C-6) is the oldest remaining steel ship afloat, built during a transformative time in American culture, science, and technology. Rising to fame as Commodore (later Admiral) George Dewey’s flagship during the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898, the ship served in various capacities during her time in service, including as a training vessel and providing humanitarian relief in the Adriatic. Her last act of service, before being decommissioned, was to bring home the American Unknown Soldier from World War I from Le Havre, France, to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.