Check out the Official Historical Blog of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard on the 150th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Monitor. BTW, it has been pointed out to me that my title is a bit misleading–the Monitor sank in a storm but did fight in a historic sea battle with the CSS Virginia on March 9th, in what is called the battle of the Ironclads. The following article is full of information like that, not just about the sinking. 🙂
Sunday, December 30, 2012
The Sinking and Loss of the USS Monitor ~ 150 Years Ago on December 31, 1862
Blog #24. December 29, 2012 by Marcus W. Robbins
Thanks to Belle Grave Plantation and the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society for posting this link. History does matter!
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