An underwater robot circled the wreck site of the USS Monitor to get new high-res images of the famous ship.

“Our advanced ... sensor technology gives us a clear, detailed look at the USS Monitor for the first time since 1862 — ...

For the first time since it sank more than 160 years ago, the public is getting a high-definition look at the Civil War’s most famous ironclad.

During the Civil War’s Battle of Hampton Roads, the warship USS Monitor, known as “the little ship that saved the nation,” fought to preserve the Union blockade. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Although it now serves as a reef for marine life, researchers have always had trouble visiting the wreck to assess the ...

The vessel is submerged 240 feet deep off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Northrop Grumman On December 31, 1862, the USS Monitor—the U.S. Navy’s first ironclad warship—sailed into a storm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — For the first time since it sank more than 160 years ago, the public is getting a high-definition look ...