The USS "Monitor" was the U.S. Navy's first ironclad warship. The vessel, which sank off of North Carolina in 1862, ...
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 ...
Experts unveiled high-resolution sonar scans of the USS Monitor, captured by cutting-edge underwater technology at the ...
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “ 250 Years of America ,” a multipart series examining the ...
The city of Hampton commemorates the 164th anniversary of the pivotal Battle of Hampton Roads with a new historical marker, ...
The USS Cairo, a Civil War-era “ironclad” gunboat, was raised from the Mississippi River in 1964—but if its wood decay problem goes unaddressed, it may sink again. The warship—which has the ...