150 years ago, naval history turned a page with the launching of the iron clad USS Monitor after a rushed construction of 118 days. The above video is a 1/16th scale operating model of the engine that powered the Monitor. Go here to view the USS Monitor Center at the Mariner’s Museum.
The USS Monitor did not long survive her historic battle with the CSS Merrimac. She sank in a midnight storm off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, on December 31, 1862 with the loss of 16 of 62 of her crew. For 112 years she lay undisturbed, until she was rediscovered. Now her resting place is a national marine sanctuary, and the study of the vessel is ongoing, as demonstrated by this video last year showing her engine which was brought to the surface for examination.
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