Battle of Manila Bay - USS OLYMPIA Visit - Philadelphia

NOTE: there are expenses for travel (gas and parking) as well as admission to the ship.

Ship visit tickets are $14 for Seniors, $18 for Adults. We are working on a group discount (not yet arranged).

USS Olympia was Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, USN's flagship in the Battle of Manila Bay.

Arrive at 10:30 a.m. (park for $15 or so at Hilton Hotel Penn's Landing)

Wreath laying at 11:00 a.m.

Tour of ship at 11:30 a.m.

Lunch at Rope and Anchor 12:00 noon (expect $40, might be less)

Speaker during Lunch

Depart after Lunch and Speaker

This is a 3-hour drive from Washington DC, so we will coordinate Carpools.

We will meet at 6:30 a.m. and depart at 7:00a.m from "South Rendezvous Point" - the Northwest corner of the Target parking lot at the Springfield Mall.

Carpool RSVP: Contact CAPT Steagall at [email protected] for info and to be expected at the rendezvous point.

Be prepared with sea stories so we don't have to sing 99 bottles of beer on the wall.

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