From the Sept. 1, 2011, WDBJ 7 News "Conservation of the USS Monitor's turret opens windows on Civil War history" by Joe Dashiel.
There are eight significant dents in the turret. It would be interesting if they could find out which ones come from what battle, especially the one against the CSS Virginia.
The turret has been sitting in a tank of water with wires in it that send low-level electric currents through the water to break down corrosion and remove salts. Every so often the tank is drained and then refilled again.
If this wasn't done, the turret would fall apart in a matter of years. They were hoping to refill it this week, but Hurricane Ivan caused a power outage. It should be submerged again by next week.
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