Monitor National Marine Sanctuary protects the USS Monitor. Visit our web site to learn about the Monitor and the work we do to protect our maritime heritage.
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ALT People stand under a tent at an outdoor outreach event. Credit: Shannon Ricles/NOAA
ALT A woman helps a young girl learn about various shipwreck artifacts displayed on a table. Credit: Jessica Frayser/NOAA
ALT 50th Anniversary logo for Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. Graphic text: Ironclad Legacy Commemorating 50 years Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
ALT 50th Anniversary logo for Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. Graphic text: Ironclad Legacy 50 Years Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
ALT Collage of 2023 Get Into Your Sanctuary Photo Contest winners.
ALT Person taking a photo of a breathtaking sunset while standing on a rock near Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
ALT Diver with underwater camera taking a photo of a coral reef in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.
ALT Council meeting at Nauticus in Norfolk, Va., on June 24, 2011. (Photo: Monitor Collection)
ALT Five pointed bronze star tipped with trefoils containing a crown of laurel and oak. In the center is Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and warfare, standing with left hand resting on fasces and right hand holding a shield blazoned with the escutcheon of the United States. She repulses discord, represented by a male figure holding snakes. It is made of solid red brass, oxidized and buffed.
ALT Five pointed bronze star tipped with trefoils containing a crown of laurel and oak. In the center is Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and warfare, standing with left hand resting on fasces and right hand holding a shield blazoned with the escutcheon of the United States. She repulses discord, represented by a male figure holding snakes. It is made of solid red brass, oxidized and buffed.
ALT Halftone image published in Deeds of Valor, Volume II, page 40, by the Perrien-Keydel Company, Detroit, 1907. Ordinary Seaman Jones was awarded the Medal of Honor for his conduct while rescuing crewmen from the sinking USS Monitor, off Cape Hatteras during the night of 30-31 December 1862. He was a member of the crew of USS Rhode Island at the time. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
ALT Image: Line engraving published in Harper's Weekly, 1863, depicting USS Monitor sinking in a storm off Cape Hatteras on the night of 30-31 December 1862. A boat is taking off crewmen, and USS Rhode Island is in the background.(
ALT Line engraving of the uss monitor underway
ALT A diver swims with presents surrounding by fish that are wearing santa hats.
ALT An artist's concept of the Monitor’s Ward Room and some of the ship’s officers as illustrated in Harper’s Weekly, April 12, 1862. Image courtesy of Monitor 2001, Monitor Collection, NOAA/OER.
ALT photo of a blue coral reef in dark water
ALT graphic design of a holiday card
ALT Two cups filled with hot chocolate sit on a counter
ALT Close-up of some loose and some concreted coal lying on the roof rails under the starboard gun carriage. Click image for larger view and detailed explanation.
ALT (l to r) Jeff Johnston, Dr. John Broadwater, and Tane Casserley with some of the coal that they have removed during the course of the turret excavation. Click image for larger view and detailed explanation.
ALT A huge manta ray glides over the wreckage of the Monitor. An abundance of marine life has made the Monitor home. This image was taken from the submersible Johnson Sea-Link.Photo courtesy of Monitor Expedition 2002, NOAA/OER.