The USS "Monitor" was the U.S. Navy's first ironclad warship. The vessel, which sank off of North Carolina in 1862, ...

The USS Monitor was one of the most revolutionary warships ever built in America. Designed during the American Civil War, it featured a rotating gun turret and heavy iron armor, something never seen ...

Experts unveiled high-resolution sonar scans of the USS Monitor, captured by cutting-edge underwater technology at the ...

In April 1861, as Confederate forces moved in on Gosport Navy Shipyard, the Union burned it down, sinking its ships. The ...

Although it now serves as a reef for marine life, researchers have always had trouble visiting the wreck to assess the environment and the ironclad itself. The majority of the Monitor rests about 240 ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The tank housing the historic USS Monitor's gun turret was drained for the first time in years while undergoing conservation efforts at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport ...

For the first time since it sank more than 160 years ago, the public is getting a high-definition look at the Civil War’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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When it comes to accurately explaining and depicting maritime history in the region, the Tidewater Maritime Living History Association has covered it all. Over the years, they have portrayed the crew ...