VERY RARE TO FIND SOUVENIR SPOON FROM THE OLD 1892 AMERICAN BATTLESHIP OLYMPIA

VERY RARE TO FIND SOUVENIR SPOON FROM THE OLD 1892 AMERICAN BATTLESHIP OLYMPIA

Souvenir spoon from the American battleship the Olympia. The vessel was the flagship of Admiral Dewey and built in 1892 and famously fought at the Battle of Manilla in 1900. The item is 4" (11cm) and shows on it at one end a picture of the ship and on the other a picture of Admiral Dewey. Very rare find.

[The Olympia was Admiral George Dewey's US Asiatic Squadron flagship. On May 1, 1898 the Olympia led six other US warships into Manila Bay in the Philippines and engaged and defeated the Spanish Pacific Squadron. The battle was the first major engagement of the Spanish-American War. It was during the battle that Dewey gave his famous order, "Gridley, you may fire when ready." Dewey and the Olympia became immediate icons. The Olympia served again in World War I and was the ship that brought home the body of the "Unknown Soldier. It was the Olympia's final duty as a US warship. In 1922 the Olympia was decommissioned.]

Condition:	Good
Measurement:	11 cm
Number of units In lot:	1

Good condition for an old item