NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – For the first time in six years, the USS Monitor’s turret tank is being drained, allowing visitors the opportunity to view the usually hidden turret. The turret is being ...
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 Newport ...
On March 8, 1862, a large, slow-moving and unwieldy Confederate ship steamed toward the blockading Union vessels posted at Hampton Roads, outside of Virginia’s James River. The rebels made a beeline ...
The Civil War ironclad USS Monitor’s revolving gun turret can typically be found submerged inside a 90,000-gallon tank at The ...
The Mariners’ Museum and Park is hosting the annual Battle of Hampton Roads Commemoration Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The event is in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...