Especially of interest in that an official survey was made a short time ago of the wreck of this famous ship. But artifacts from the Monitor can be seen at the Mariner's Museum.
Despite having only a short naval career, the USS Monitor was one of the most consequential and revolutionary ships ever built by the Union and the US Navy. She was completed in 1862 and famously took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads where she squared off against the ironclad CSS Virginia for the Confederacy. The outcome of this battle changed naval warfare forever.
Today, parts of this revolutionary ship built to counter the South's own revolutionary ship have been discovered, recovered, and are on display in Newport News, Virginia. Newport News is also by the U.S. Norfolk Naval Base, the largest naval base in the world. (There are also cruise tours of it.)
The USS Monitor was one of the most unusual ships ever built and was distinguished by its revolving turret. She was built in only 101 days in Brooklyn, New York, and ushered in a new age of ironclad ships. She was hurriedly built by the North when they got news that the Confederates were building an ironclad ship of their own.
--Old B-Runner
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