On January 30, 1862, amid the chaos of the American Civil War, a revolutionary vessel slid into the East River at the Continental Iron Works in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. The USS Monitor, the Union Navy's first true ironclad warship, was launched to the cheers of a skeptical crowd—many of whom had wagered it would sink immediately under its own weight. Designer John Ericsson stood defiantly on the deck as the low, armored "cheesebox on a raft" floated perfectly, proving the doubters wrong a

20th Anniversary of USS Monitor's Turret Recovery

USS Monitor | Monitor National Marine Sanctuary

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Battle of Hampton Roads | Overview, Consequences & Legacy

In 1862, two revolutionary ironclad warships—the Union’s USS Monitor and the Confederacy’s CSS Virginia—faced off in a brutal four-hour battle at Hampton Roads. Over 100 cannon rounds were fired point-blank, yet neither ship sank. This historic clash ended the age of wooden navies and launched a new era of armored warfare. Watch how naval history changed forever in one epic duel! #HistoryShorts #Ironclads #CivilWar #USSMonitor #CSSVirginia #NavalWarfare #EpicBattles #MilitaryHistory #reels | Vid