USS Monitor gun turret tank drained for 1st time since 2019
The Civil War ironclad USS Monitor’s revolving gun turret can typically be found submerged inside a 90,000-gallon tank at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News. But recently the tank was ...
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Mariners’ Museum drains conservation tank housing USS Monitor gun turret
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 ...
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Visitors receive rare chance to view historic USS Monitor turret at Mariners’ Museum and Park
The 115-ton revolving gun turret was the first of its kind to be used in combat, representing a major technological advancement for the navy. The USS Monitor then spent almost 140 years off the ...