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Bookmark or Share- USS Monitor - WikipediaUSS 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 Center - The Mariners' Museum and ParkThe 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.
- USS Monitor Story - The Mariners' Museum and ParkOn 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.
- History of the USS Monitor | Monitor National Marine SanctuaryThe board was convinced to order swift production of the new vessel. Construction immediately began at the Continental Ironworks in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. Almost 100 days later, on January 30, 1862, USS Monitor launched into the East River, ready to do battle.
- Monitor National Marine SanctuaryMonitor 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.
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