The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently released highlights from its 2025 survey of the USS Monitor, the iconic prototype ironclad warship that sank during the Civil War.

In April 1861, as Confederate forces moved in on Gosport Navy Shipyard, the Union burned it down, sinking its ships. The ...

Now, more than 160 years later, experts have produced the first high-resolution sonar images of the Monitor, offering an unprecedented look at the pioneering Civil War vessel as it rests on the bottom ...

For the first time since it sank more than 160 years ago, the public is getting a high-definition look at the Civil War’s ...

Armorbelt built to withstand enemy shells is "withstanding the ravages of the sea." ...

Early in the evening of Feb. 12, 1935, the U.S. Navy rigid airship USS Macon was cruising back to its home port at Moffett Field near Sunnyvale after completing survey work over the Pacific. While ...

Emma Rose Brown covers the military for The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press. She studied investigative journalism at Columbia University and has reported for The Miami Herald and OpenSecrets, a ...

In 1927, General Electric (GE) introduced an electric refrigerator that had the compressor mounted on the top. The American public soon dubbed it the ‘Monitor Top,’ due to its resemblance to the gun ...

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