Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

USS Olympia

Unique protected cruiser of the United States Navy, preserved as a museum ship.

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    2:01:55Why USS Olympia needs expensive underwater preservationQ&A
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    56:29The worst-looking ships the panel encountered in personQ&A
  3. Bruships 185: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:03:03The surviving cruisers of the First World War eraQ&A
  4. Bruships 133: Questions till the Bru runs out...
    49:14Olympia can be repaired if preservation skills are rebuiltQ&A
  5. Bruships 88: Way of War
    2:28:25Why USS Olympia was unusually heavily armedQ&A
  6. Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War
    31:36USS Olympia and a cruiser-centered American forceChapter
  7. Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War
    34:59The Battle of Manila Bay and the garbled ammunition reportChapter
  8. Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War
    46:02Protected cruisers overwhelm unprotected cruisers at ManilaNotable Point
  9. Patreon 60: Cruiser Actions of the Spanish-American War
    55:58Olympia's ocean-cruiser design and heavy batteryChapter
  10. Patreon 60: Cruiser Actions of the Spanish-American War
    1:02:17Dewey gives Gridley discretion over the opening shotNotable Point
  11. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (6)
    1:29:34If the US Navy kept developing the Olympia lineQ&A