USS MONITOR

A 987-ton armored turret gunboat, was built at New York to the design of John Ericsson. She was the first of what became a large number of "monitors" in the United States and other navies. The USS Monitor was a marvel of the mid-nineteenth century. The ship was an obvious evolution in warship design, but she was the first. There are many first's associated with the USS Monitor, she was the first ship to have a revolving turret, she was the first ship where the officers and crew had to live entirely below waterline, she was the first ship credited with having below waterline flushing toilets and she was the United States' first National Marine Sanctuary. 

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HIGHLY DETAILED INTERIOR OF VESSEL

DM-956-116

PRICE:  $ 65.00