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15 October 1966. USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She is currently a museum ship in Philadelphia. Olympia became famous as the flagship of Commodore George Dewey during the Battle of Manila Bay in the Spanish–American War in 1898.
Schwinn advertisement from 1946. A cruiser bicycle, also known as a beach cruiser or (formerly) motobike, is a bicycle that usually combines balloon tires, an upright seating posture, a single-speed drivetrain, and straightforward steel construction with expressive styling. Cruisers are popular among casual bicyclists and vacationers because ...
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), over head underway, 23 August 1935. USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola -class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback Maru" or "Old Swayback". She had 11 battle stars for the eleven engagements she participated in.
USS. Rancocas. Coordinates: 39°58′49.2″N 74°54′04.4″W. Vice Admiral James H. Doyle, Jr. Combat System Engineering Development Site. USS Rancocas (LS-1) is the former name of an engineering development facility at the border between Moorestown Township and Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey. [1][2] In May 2008, it was formally renamed ...
The Lenape Native Americans called the point on which the city is built "Ompoge", meaning "level ground" [1] or "standing or upright". [24] When settled in 1683, the new city was dubbed "New Perth" in honor of James Drummond, Earl of Perth, one of the 12 associates of a company of Scottish proprietors; Drummond has been honored with a statue located outside of city hall. [25]
Long Beach. (CGN-9) A 423 ft (129 m) section of the hull (propulsion block) remain at PSNS as of May 2018. USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant. [3] She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Long Beach ...
USS Galveston (CL-93/CLG-3) was a Cleveland -class light cruiser of the United States Navy that was later converted to a Galveston -class guided missile cruiser. She was launched by William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia 22 April 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Clark Wallace Thompson. The cruiser's construction was suspended when ...
Land-based museum ship from 1999 to 2021. Scrapped in late 2021. [71] [72] Former USS Everett F. Larson: ROKS Kang Won [73] South Korea: Gyeongsangnam-do: Jinhae: United States: 1945 Destroyer: Scrapped in 2016–2017 [74] Former USS William R. Rush: ROKS Suyeong: South Korea: Gyeongsangnam-do: Goseong: United States: 1944 Landing Ship, Tank