America's "splendid little war" with Spain may have been ... slipped into Manila Bay on May 1 and destroyed the obsolete Spanish fleet anchored there. While Dewey blockaded the islands, the ...
Once in the bay, the they saw the destruction of the Spanish fleet ... captain of the man-of-war observed the movement of the Germans and moved his ship between the American fleet and the Germans.
It's famous for winning the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Olympia transported the remains of a US soldier to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 1921. Commissioned ...