This day will celebrate May 1st, 1898, the Battle of Manila Bay - the famous battle in which OLYMPIA (with Admiral Dewey) led the Asiatic squadron against the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. The Living History crew will be spending the weekend on board in a full immersion event, in which they will demonstrate the
For more information visit: Perry Group at http://www.battleoflakeerie-bicentennial.com/howtogetonboard.php Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial at http://www.nps.gov/pevi/planyourvisit/special-events.htm
Battleship 101 visitors engage with ship volunteers stationed throughout the ship as they create dialogue on specific subjects relative to daily shipboard life including gunnery, radar, sickbay, galley and engineering areas. A unique opportunity to talk one on one of what life was like aboard a World War II Battleship in the time of combat.