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 ...

Experts unveiled high-resolution sonar scans of the USS Monitor, captured by cutting-edge underwater technology at the ...

Throughout history, warships have been a symbol of power, conquest and dominance at sea. But not all of them ended up as legends — some became examples of disastrous design, bad decisions and costly ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “ 250 Years of America ,” a multipart series examining the ...

The dedication was held on the 164th anniversary of the Civil War battle, which took place on March 8-9 in Hampton Roads ...

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 ...