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| Looking like a "Cheesebox on a raft", this ship is most famous for its participation in the first ever naval battle between two ironclad ships when it battled the ] near Hampton Roads, Virginia. The ship was engineered by ]. | Looking like a "Cheesebox on a raft", this ship is most famous for its participation in the first ever naval battle between two ironclad ships when it battled the ] near Hampton Roads, Virginia. The ship was engineered by ]. | ||
| The ship consisted of a heavy, round iron ] on the deck, which housed two large cannon. The armored deck was barely above the water line. Aside from a smoke stack and a few fittings, the bulk of the ship was below the water line, to prevent damage from cannon fire (] were not a worry for another 50 years). | The ship consisted of a heavy, round iron ] on the deck, which housed two large cannon. The armored deck was barely above the water line. Aside from a smoke stack and a few fittings, the bulk of the ship was below the water line, to prevent damage from cannon fire (] were not a worry for another 50 years). | ||
| It was lost at sea during a heavy storm, swamped by high waves. | It was lost at sea during a heavy storm, swamped by high waves. | ||
| ⚫ | In 1974, the wreck of the USS Monitor was located on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, ]. The wreck site was designated as the United States' first marine sanctuary. The Monitor Sanctuary is the only one of the thirteen national marine sanctuaries created to protect a cultural ( as opposed to a natural ) resource. | ||
| ⚫ | In 1974, the wreck of the USS Monitor was located on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The wreck site was designated as the United |
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Looking like a "Cheesebox on a raft", this ship is most famous for its participation in the first ever naval battle between two ironclad ships when it battled the CSS Virginia near Hampton Roads, Virginia. The ship was engineered by John Eriksson.
The ship consisted of a heavy, round iron turret on the deck, which housed two large cannon. The armored deck was barely above the water line. Aside from a smoke stack and a few fittings, the bulk of the ship was below the water line, to prevent damage from cannon fire (torpedos were not a worry for another 50 years).
It was lost at sea during a heavy storm, swamped by high waves.
In 1974, the wreck of the USS Monitor was located on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The wreck site was designated as the United States' first marine sanctuary. The Monitor Sanctuary is the only one of the thirteen national marine sanctuaries created to protect a cultural ( as opposed to a natural ) resource.