John Ericsson, a Swedish-American inventor, introduced a plan, which caught their attention. After discovering the Confederate Navy was constructing an impenetrable ironclad in Hampton Roads, Va., President Lincoln called for a naval board to propose construction of an ironclad vessel to lead the Union Navy. Photo: Courtesy of The Mariners' Museumĭuring the Civil War, the idea of the USS Monitor was born amidst a nation in turmoil. Historical Background A Revolutionary Vessel Plan drawing of USS Monitor.
Significance: Union's first ironclad fought in the Battle of Hampton Roads became our nation's first national marine sanctuary U-boat lost off the U.S.
Survivors: 46 of 62 survived (16 dead)ĭata Collected on Site: Still and video photography photomosaics site plan photogrammetric model listed on the National Register of Historic Places () listed as a National Historic Landmark () Length: 173 feet Breadth: 41 feet 6 inchesīuilt: 1862, John Ericsson at Continental Ironworks in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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