Via the Independence Seaport Museum in Philly, where Dewey’s flagship Olympia and the old Balao-class diesel boat USS Becuna have been on display for generations:
“The Admiral/Captain’s stateroom aboard cruiser Olympia is paneled with American chestnut, which is now considered ‘functionally extinct’ according to The American Chestnut Foundation due to disease in that particular species.”
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Olympia’s Admiral’s and Captain’s quarters today
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Olympia’s Admiral’s stateroom in 1899
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Olympia’s Admiral’s stateroom in 1899, looking aft
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Olympia’s Captain’s stateroom in 1902
Of note, Olympia’s 125th birthday is this year, so if you are the City of Brotherly Love, swing on by and salute the old girl.
