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NH 96723 USS Monitor (1862)

Photo #: NH 96723 USS Monitor (1862)
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Title: USS Monitor (1862)
Description: Photographic mosaic of the ship's remains, composed of individual photographs taken from the research ship Alcoa Seaprobe in April 1974, when Monitor's wreck was initially discovered. Monitor lies upside down, in badly damaged condition, off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. In this image, her bow is to the right, with her turret displaced and visible in the lower left, with the hull resting atop it. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 96723
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