USS Monitor Website Launched by NOAA
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has opened a new Website in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the launch of USS Monitor, the "cheesebox on a raft" that fought CSS Virginia (nee USS Merrimack) in the first battle between ironclad naval vessels.
{default}The Website "takes viewers from the iconic warship’s construction through its recovery to recent science expeditions undertaken to protect its legacy. The website, also offers students, teachers and history enthusiasts a variety of education materials and a calendar of upcoming events celebrating the Monitor," according to a January 30, 2012, media release from NOAA.
Click here to visit the USS Monitor Website.
