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27 sie 2023 · Monitor National Marine Sanctuary was the first national marine sanctuary ever designated in the United States. It protects the wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad USS Monitor, and the sanctuary works with partners to honor and interpret it for the American people.
- USS Monitor
USS Monitor. Dive 230 feet below the Atlantic Ocean off the...
- USS Monitor
USS Monitor. Dive 230 feet below the Atlantic Ocean off the North Carolina coast on one of our nation’s most historic shipwrecks, USS Monitor. This Civil War ironclad sank in 1862, and in 1975, it became the first national marine sanctuary – Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.
On January 30, 1975, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) designated the wreck of the USS Monitor as the nation's first national marine sanctuary. Over 45 years later, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary continues to protect this famed Civil War ironclad.
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is the site of the wreck of the USS Monitor, one of the most famous shipwrecks in U.S. history.It was designated as the country's first national marine sanctuary on February 5, 1975, [2] and is one of only two of the seventeen [3] national marine sanctuaries created to protect a cultural resource rather than a natural resource.
The USS Monitor was a civil war ironclad warship that sank in 1862. Sixteen lives were lost. It stayed there unseen and untouched for 100 years until it was rediscovered in 1973.
Starting and ending with the legendary USS Monitor. Collaborating with museums, aquariums, ecologists, historians, and scientists across the nation, GFOE will broadcast the voyage live on its website and YouTube channel using its high-tech satellite streaming capabilities.
The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, situated just 16 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C, protects the shipwreck of the famed Civil War ironclad, USS Monitor. The Monitor sank on December 31, 1862 and was discovered by a team of researchers led by John G. Newton in 1973.
