USS Olympia, 2-war naval veteran, battles for survival http://tinyurl.com/2en4slz
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ASSOCIATED PRESS | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Mon, Sep 6, 3:03 AM
ASSOCIATED PRESS | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Mon, Sep 6, 3:03 AM
PHILADELPHIA — The USS Olympia, a one-of-a-kind steel cruiser that returned home to a hero's welcome after a history-changing victory in the Spanish-American War, is a proud veteran fighting what may be its final battle.
Time and tides are conspiring to condemn the weathered old warrior to a fate two wars failed to inflict. Without a major refurbishment to its aging steel skin, the Olympia either will sink at its moorings on the Delaware River, be sold for scrap, or be scuttled for an artificial reef just off Cape May, N.J., about 90 miles south… http://dailyme.com/story/2010090600000544/olympia-2-war-naval-veteran-battles-survival.html
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