Fast-forward several decades from that young lad and Bowers' hobby led him to construct a model of the Civil War ironclad, the USS Monitor, which the Mariner's Museum at Newport News, Va., might ...

Battle of the civil war ironclads. Take part in battles from USS Monitor vs CSS Virginia before battles between armored squadrons of steamships and other vessels. The flow of time is organized ...

The Civil War ironclad USS Monitor is apparently refusing to surrender to the forces of nature. Despite being on the seafloor since 1862, the first-of-its-kind ship remains in "an excellent state ...

"Big Bad Ironclad! covers the history of the amazing ironclad steam warships used in the Civil War. From the ship's inventor, who had a history of blowing things up and only 100 days to complete his ...

A short History Clip of how the Ironclad ships were used during the Civil War. And the battle between the Css Virginia and the USS Monitor. The Civil War history runs deep in Virginia!

Travel Plymouth honors Civil War ironclad ship The historic Washington County town of Plymouth is getting ready to commemorate a Civil War ironclad ship this weekend with a re-enacted naval battle.

Part of a Civil War Confederate ironclad ship has been recovered from the bottom of the Savannah River, authorities said.

HATTERAS, N.C. -- Strong undersea currents and shifting winds delayed an attempt Sunday to raise the 120-ton revolving gun turret of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. Sixteen officers and crew ...

The Brooklyn-made Monitor made nautical history, fighting in the first battle between two ironclads in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862.