These are pictures of the USS Olympia which I took while on vacation with my brother in Pennslyvania.  Please click on the link below to learn more about this remarkable ship.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Olympia_(C-6)

The Olympia is an example of technology in transition, steam powered, but could still carry sail, operating her required a lot of hand labor, but she was one of the first ships equiped with an electric generator and electric lights.

For her time, she was a high tech weapon of war, equal to the Zumwalt Class destroyers being built today.

Follow along with me as I take a walk through this piece of history.