The Confederate Navy had a stronghold on Norfolk, Va., and they had also constructed an ironclad, the CSS Virginia. The Union's biggest threat lived in Hampton Roads.
Photo: Courtesy of The Mariners' Museum Battle of Hampton Roads Launching of USS Monitor from Greenpoint, N.Y. Almost 100 days later, on January 30, 1862, the USS Monitor was launched into the East River.
Construction immediately began at the Continental Ironworks in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y. Complete with a rotating gun turret, low draft, sleek profile and Ericsson's claim as an "Impregnable Battery," the board was convinced to order swift production on what would become the USS Monitor. 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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