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 | Monitor National Marine Sanctuary - National …
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 the first national marine sanctuary – Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.
History of the USS Monitor | Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
On December 29, 1862, Monitor left Hampton Roads to head to new battles, towed by the side-wheeler frigate USS Rhode Island. All was well until New Year's Eve, when they were off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
USS Monitor - The Mariners' Museum and Park
Jul 3, 2024 · USS Monitor represents the world’s largest marine archaeological metals conservation project. More than 210 tons of material were excavated from Monitor’s wreck site, all requiring care. Among the historically significant objects recovered are Monitor‘s revolving gun turret, two Dahlgren guns, and its steam propulsion engine. The Museum ...
USS Monitor Story - The Mariners' Museum and Park
On March 9, 1862, the Civil War battle of Hampton Roads between the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) heralded the beginning of a new era in naval warfare. Though indecisive, the battle marked the change from wood and sail to iron and steam.
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Aug 27, 2023 · Monitor National Marine Sanctuary was the first national marine sanctuary ever designated in the United States. It protects the wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad USS Monitor, and the sanctuary works with partners to honor and interpret it for the American people.
USS Monitor (Ironclad) - NHHC
Designed by Swedish engineer and inventor John Ericsson, the U.S. Navy's first ironclad, USS Monitor, was commissioned on February 25, 1862 at New York City, New York. An innovative warship, she...
USS Monitor Center - The Mariners' Museum and Park
The USS Monitor Center houses the award-winning exhibit Ironclad Revolution as well as the largest and most advanced conservation lab of any maritime museum in the world, The Batten Conservation Complex.
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. Constructed almost exclusively of iron and heavily armored, the Monitor was, in fact, almost a submarine.
The USS Monitor: A feat of naval ingenuity and the first national ...
The story of the USS Monitor, one Civil-War-era vessel that rests in the Graveyard of the Atlantic, juxtaposes a great human accomplishment with the unmatchable power of nature. Monitor was created with such an ingenious design that it ensured John Ericsson’s place in history as one of the best naval engineers of the 19th century.