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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KingofThings, post: 48194, member: 468&quot;]Hello! This is my first &#039;find&#039; post. It is not from a g sale, etc. but from a co-op antique mall two blocks away. Since I collect navy items I spotted this ship but knew it wasn&#039;t our navy by color unless it went back to the Great White Fleet era. Since I&#039;m mentioning this there is still one of those ships in existence (I&#039;m SO glad of it). It is no other than Admiral Dewey&#039;s flagship the USS Olympia. (see pic) You can actually stand where he stated; &quot;You may fire when you are ready Gridley.&quot; She is docked at Philadelphia with a WWII sub, the USS Becuna, alongside. They both need our help along with the USS NJ across the river. I have been aboard all and suggest you visit them all as well as the amazing maritime museum near the USS Olympia. </p><p>Turns out my find is a wooden, hand-made model of only one of the 2 Revenge class British battleships/battlecruisers actually built in 1916 and scrapped in 1948/49. I&#039;m sorry the overhead photo is fuzzy. I need to re-shoot that. Considering her age she is in great shape and easily restorable though I don&#039;t know when I will do so.... She is about 30&quot; long. Price? They were asking $80 which is a deal to me for you don&#039;t see such things often. I made an offer of $50 including tax and they called me the next day. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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