History of the USS Monitor | Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
History of the USS Monitor A Revolutionary Vessel. The year was 1861. The nation was in turmoil as the Civil War ravaged the country. The Union had blockaded the important port city of …
USS Monitor - Wikipedia
USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy.
USS Monitor Story - The Mariners' Museum and Park
An overview of the development and career of USS Monitor from conception by John Ericsson, through a short career as a warship of the United States Navy, to its loss off Cape Hatteras, …
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Dive 230 feet below the Atlantic Ocean off the North Carolina coast on one of our nation’s most historic shipwrecks, USS Monitor. This Civil War ironclad sank in 1862, and in 1975, it became …
Monitor History - National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
USS Monitor is one of the most historic warships of all time. The Civil War ironclad was the Union’s first iron ship and fought on March 9, 1862, in the Battle of Hampton Roads against …
History - NOAA Ocean Exploration
The USS Monitor was rushed into production to meet the threat of the larger and more heavily armed Confederate ironclad Virginia. Designed by Swedish-American engineer John Ericsson, …
Monitor 2008 Condition Report - National Oceanic and …
The sanctuary was established to preserve the unique and archaeologically significant wreck site of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. The Monitor was a major technological advancement in …
Monitor - National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
The USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the Union Navy and deployed in the Battle of Hampton Roads, against the Confederate Virginia (formerly the Merrimack), in …
USS Monitor - The Mariners' Museum and Park
2024年7月3日 · USS Monitor represents the world’s largest marine archaeological metals conservation project. More than 210 tons of material were excavated from Monitor’s wreck …
A 'Tour' of the USS - NOAA Ocean Exploration
The USS Monitor represented a radical departure from traditional warship design. The first American warship with no masts and sails, the vessel was powered by steam alone. …