NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Exactly 145 years after the USS Monitor faced the Confederate ship CSS Virginia in the first clash of ironclads, a $30 million center dedicated to the Union vessel opened Friday.
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The USS Monitor revolutionized warfare with its rotating turret and iron armor, forever altering naval design. But less than ...
The Battle of Hampton Roads / William C. Davis -- Building the ironclads / Craig L. Symonds -- Iron horse, iron coffin : life aboard the USS Monitor / David Mindell -- Sink before surrender : the ...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – When the turret of the USS Monitor was raised from the ocean bottom, two skeletons and the tattered remnants of their uniforms were discovered in the rusted hulk of the Union ...
RICHMOND, Va. — When the turret of the USS Monitor was raised from the ocean bottom, two skeletons and the tattered remnants of their uniforms were discovered in the hulk of the Union Civil War ...
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – More than 150 years after the USS Monitor sank off North Carolina during the Civil War, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad’s turret when it was raised a decade ago were ...
The Mariners’ Museum On certain days, the turret tank is drained so conservators are able to work inside it. Treatment includes removing interior plating, cleaning and stabilization. The Mariners’ ...
HAMPTON The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Navy are dedicating a memorial commemorating the USS Monitor and its crew. Officials are set to dedicate the memorial on Saturday at ...
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