Dive into the history of the USS Monitor, the ironclad warship that revolutionized naval warfare during the American Civil War. Designed by John Ericsson and launched in 1862, this vessel changed the ...

Scientists exploring the gun turret of the Civil War ironclad Monitor, recovered just off the coast of North Carolina in August, have found two skeletons, one with a gold wedding band, the team said.

The ironclad USS Monitor fought to a draw with ... NOAA and the Navy recovered the Monitor's gun turret in 2002. Now, 17 years later, a significant milestone in the conservation of the turret ...

“It’s fantastic,” said John Broadwater, director of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. “It’s sitting on the barge, and we are looking at dents that the [Confederate ironclad ...

Navy divers celebrate as the turret of the breaks the surface Monday, Aug. 5, 2002, off the coast of Hatteras, N.C. The silt-packed turret of the Civil War ironclad was raised Monday from the ...

Turret of sunken Civil War ironclad rich in artifacts. Silver tableware, other galley items found in Monitor's gun emplacement. By LEE BOWMAN, SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE Dec 26, 2002.

The silt-packed turret of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor was raised Monday from the Atlantic floor, nearly 140 years after the historic warship sank during a New Year's storm.

The Civil War ironclad USS Monitor’s revolving gun turret can typically be found submerged inside a 90,000-gallon tank at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News. But recently the tank ...

The ruddied brown of centuries-old iron serves as a constant source of excitement at the Mariners' Museum: a peek into history for casual visitors, an endless resource for Civil War buffs and a ...

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