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Eighty years after the USS Nevada was bombed at Pearl Harbor, a nearly 40-foot-long replica scale model of the ship used in the 1970 film “Tora!
Conservators of the historic USS Monitor’s gun turret are using technology to look at the artifact in a new way — as a digital 3-D model. Automated Precision’s Newport News branch… ...
The tank housing the historic USS Monitor's gun turret was drained for the first time in years while undergoing conservation efforts at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, and will be ...
The article regarding the dedication of a memorial to honor the USS Monitor and its crew failed to mention the exciting story behind the ship's development. Were it not for Mary Touvestre, a freed ...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The tank housing the historic USS Monitor's gun turret was drained for the first time in years while undergoing conservation efforts at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in ...
Launched in 1862, the USS Monitor was the Navy’s first ironclad warship. ... John Ericsson created a design and model for an iron vessel that was equipped with a revolving gun turret.
Monitor was launched on January 30, 1862, and on March 9th, famously fought the Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads. Despite the battle being a draw, it effectively signaled the end of age-of ...
Conservators of the historic USS Monitor’s gun turret are using technology to look at the artifact in a new way — as a digital 3-D model.Automated Precision’s Newport News branch started ...
Eighty years after the USS Nevada was bombed at Pearl Harbor, a nearly 40-foot-long replica scale model of the ship used in the 1970 film “Tora!