in the Second World War. The original monitor was designed in 1861 by John Ericsson, who named it USS Monitor. They were designed for shallow waters... 28 KB (3,753 words) - 10:20, 6 October 2023 |
Battle of Hampton Roads (redirect from Monitor and Merrimack) the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. The Confederate fleet consisted of the ironclad ram Virginia (built from remnants of the burned steam frigate USS Merrimack... 63 KB (8,269 words) - 14:40, 12 April 2024 |
Gun turret (section United States: USS Monitor) design was technologically inferior to Coles's version. Ericsson designed USS Monitor in 1861, its most prominent feature being a large, cylindrical gun turret... 53 KB (6,931 words) - 05:22, 20 April 2024 |
Look up Monitor, monitor, Monitors, or monitors in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Monitor or monitor may refer to: Monitor, Alberta Monitor, Indiana... 4 KB (575 words) - 14:22, 1 January 2023 |
Mariners' Museum and Park (section USS Monitor Center) 2013 America's Cup The Mariners' Museum is home to the USS Monitor Center. The ironclad Monitor was made famous in the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862... 11 KB (1,047 words) - 16:22, 29 June 2023 |
John Ericsson (section USS Monitor) first armoured ironclad warship equipped with a rotating gun turret, USS Monitor, which dramatically saved the U.S. (Union Navy) naval blockading squadron... 33 KB (3,747 words) - 08:48, 13 February 2024 |
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is the site of the wreck of the USS Monitor, one of the most famous shipwrecks in U.S. history. It was designated as... 8 KB (895 words) - 10:33, 12 April 2022 |