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Sunday, May 04, 2014
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Come aboard Cruiser Olympia for an immersion event for all hands living aboard ship. The Living History Crew will focus on 1890s and early 1900s US Navy navigational techniques and equipment including basic celestial navigation, compass bearings, and chart reading/plotting. A demonstration of communication at sea before radio will also be performed. See what life was like in the steel Navy. All hands will be on deck to relive naval history aboard the 'Queen of the Pacific' - the Cruiser Olympia!