Discover how the famous ironclad warship Monitor can be virtually accessed.
Monitor, the famous iconic ironclad warship is now being reimagined.
Did you know over 200 tons of material has been recovered from the ship?
Hear compelling stories about Monitor’s legacy and plans for the 50th anniversary of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary in 2025.
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“We’ve built the most accurate virtual model ever of Monitor, and I’m not just talking the shell of it. We have every single nut and bolt.” Tane Casserley, NOAA
**ABOUT OUR GUEST**
Tane Casserley joined the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in the spring of 2001. As the Resource Protection and Permit Coordinator for both Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and Mallows Bay – Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary, Tane is responsible for the development of programs to address commercial and recreational uses in and around the sanctuaries. Tane's specialties include 19th-century warships and deep-water archaeology, as well as building collaborative partnerships, public outreach and exhibit design. He has led NOAA archaeological expeditions in the Florida Keys, the Great Lakes, California, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and USS Monitor. He's also participated in projects including a sunken Boeing B-29 Superfortress in Lake Mead, a Civil War blockade runner in Bermuda, USS Arizona, and was most recently part of an expedition to RMS Titanic. Tane's projects have used technical diving, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), and manned submersibles.
=== **RESOURCES**
https://monitor.noaa.gov/
https://maritimestudies.ecu.edu/Monitor 360 video (you can use your cursor to look in 360 degrees with this video): https://youtu.be/MButa6Y095A?si=8hAuxBZE2DwO7UBz
USS Monitor (Part I): https://youtu.be/FTYyzAxt3JI?si=bnSiyEMcepomrXno
USS Monitor (Part II): https://youtu.be/jdOZRFFnfiw?si=tLF6bJ5LwDfo-P-y
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**MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST**
USS Monitor, the first ironclad warship with a rotating gun turret
https://monitor.noaa.gov/shipwrecks/uss_monitor.html
Dr. William Still - co-founded the Maritime History and Underwater Archaeology Program at East Carolina University
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_N._Still_Jr.
East Carolina University Maritime Program
https://maritimestudies.ecu.edu/
Dr. Gordon Watts - co-found USS Monitor
https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2023/08/uss-monitor-50-years-after-its.html
Dr. John Broadwater - managed Monitor National Marine Sanctuary from 1992-2005 and was an integral member of the team who raises iconic artifacts
https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/we-rescued-the-monitor.html
CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) - ironclad that fought with USS Monitor at the Battle of Hampton Roads
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Merrimack_(1855)
Battle of Hampton Roads
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
USS Rhode Island - side-wheel steamer that towed USS Monitor on 29 December 1862. Rhode Island departed Hampton Roads with the Monitor in tow along with ship Passaic. As the ships rounded Cape Hatteras on the evening of 30 December, they encountered a heavy storm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Rhode_Island_(1860)
The Mariner’s Museum and Park - where Monitor artifact conservation is ongoing
https://www.marinersmuseum.org/conservation/uss-monitor/
USS Monitor Center - part of The Mariner’s Museum and Park
https://www.marinersmuseum.org/exhibit/uss-monitor-center/
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**PODCAST CREDITS**
Kathy A. Smith, Host & Founder
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