During the Civil War’s Battle of Hampton Roads, the warship USS Monitor, known as “the little ship that saved the nation,” fought to preserve the Union blockade. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

State-of-the-art technology has revealed the 19th-century wreckage site of the USS Monitor in stunning new highest resolution images.

On March 9, Northrop Grumman, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), released never-before-seen high resolution images of the historic USS Monitor.

New high-resolution sonar images and interactive virtual models are providing an unprecedented look at the wreck of the Civil ...

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 ...

Over 160 years ago on March 9, 1862, one of the most famous naval battles in U.S. history took place between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia.

Although it now serves as a reef for marine life, researchers have always had trouble visiting the wreck to assess the ...

Three-dimensional images and digital illustrations offer a detailed new look at the USS Monitor, an important Civil War ship ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — In April 1861, as Confederate forces moved in on Gosport Navy Shipyard, the Union burned it down, sinking its ships. The Confederacy salvaged what they could of the USS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The city of Hampton dedicated a new historical marker commemorating the legendary Battle of Hampton Roads on Monday, The ...

HAMPTON, Va. — The city of Hampton dedicated a new historical marker commemorating the legendary Battle of Hampton Roads on Monday, The dedication was held on the 164th anniversary of the Civil War ...