- USS Monitor
Overview of the ship from its conception by John Ericsson through its short career as a warship, its loss in 1862, the discovery of its wreck in 1973, and current conservation efforts. From the Mariners' Museum.
www.monitorcenter.org
- Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Protects the wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad. Includes virtual tour of the wreck, expedition reports, and research programs.
monitor.nos.noaa.gov
- Wikipedia: USS Monitor
User-generated article about USS Monitor, the ironclad warship designed by the Swedish engineer, John Ericsson.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monitor
- Ericsson, John (1803-1889)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Engineers_and_Inventors/Ericsson__John__1803_1889_
- First Iron-Clad Monitor, The
Account of the construction of the Monitor written by Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy.
www.civilwarhome.com/monitor.htm
- NOVA Online: Lincoln's Secret Weapon
Includes QTVR tour of rooms throughout the vessel, sailors' letters describing the Monitor's battle with the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads, and description of how engines worked.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/monitor
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