U.S.S. Monitor...Civil War curiosity

"A Brief Dry Spell for the U.S.S. Monitor"IRONCLAD The U.S.S. Monitor, designed by John Ericsson, was not just the Union's first ironclad vessel but an entirely new kind of warship. Here, conservators work in the upside-down turret.byJohn TierneyAugust 8th, 2011The New York TimesThe technology that revolutionized naval warfare began with a five-sentence message delivered to The New York Times 150