In the 1860s and 1870s several nations built monitors that were used for coastal defense and took the name monitor as a type of ship. Those that were directly modelled on Monitor were low …

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, a radical vessel designed by Swedish-American genius John Ericsson, had been built in just a little over one hundred days, thanks to the combined muscle of the Northern iron industry.

Monitor, ironclad warship originally designed for use in shallow harbours and rivers to blockade the Confederate states in the American Civil War (1861–65). Built by the engineer John …

Mar 7, 2024 · Developed by Union forces during the height of the American Civil War, the monitor class of warships would prove revolutionary for their time. Appearing half sunken and sporting …

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 …

USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, becoming the first such ship commissioned by the Navy.

The USS Monitor would be complete with a rotating gun turret, low draft, sleek profile, and Ericsson's claim as an "Impregnable Battery." The board was convinced to order swift …

The unique design of the ship, distinguished by its revolving turret which was designed by American inventor Theodore Timby, was quickly duplicated and established the Monitor type …

When the sea claimed USS Monitor in 1862, the world lost an irreplaceable piece of cultural heritage. Fortunately, 140 years later, one-fifth of the ship was recovered from the depths of …