Papers, 1892-1944

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Papers, 1892-1944

Correspondence, photographs, certificates and publications relating to Mount Cloud Lord's service in the U. S. Navy, especially as a Fireman, First Class aboard USS Olympia from 1895-7.

1 box (87 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6819073

Independence Seaport Museum

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Olympia (Cruiser)

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The U.S.S Olympia, the flagship of the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish-American War. The Olympia was commissioned on February 5, 1895 and sailed from Mare Island to take its position as flagship of the Asiatic Squadron on August 25, 1895, under the command of Captain John J. Read. In 1895-1897, the Olympia visited ports in China, Japan, and the Philippines, spending the winter of 1897 in Hong Kong Harbor. On Jan. 3, George Dewey, the new Squadron commander arrived onboard of the Olympia. Whe...

Lord, Mount Cloud

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