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

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

On December 31, 1862, the USS Monitor—the U.S. Navy’s first ironclad warship—sailed into a storm and sank off the coast of North Carolina. Now, more than 160 years later, experts have produced the ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently released highlights from its 2025 survey of the USS Monitor, the iconic prototype ironclad warship that sank during the Civil War.

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 ...

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

The Battle of Hampton Roads will be commemorated on March 7 at the Mariners’ Museum and Park. In 2026, the public will be ...

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.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The tank housing the historic USS Monitor's gun turret was drained for the first time in years while undergoing conservation efforts at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Tane Casserly provided a history of the USS Monitor, the CSS Virginia, and the Battle of Hampton Roads. This was a virtual event hosted by the ...