Congress funds Union ironclad developmentAug 3, 1861Labels: U S, Union NavyUSS MonitorUSS New Ironsides
Monitor contract signed for rapid constructionOct 4, 1861Labels: John Ericsson, USS MonitorUSS MonitorNOAA Monitor
CSS Virginia commissioned from ex-Merrimack hullFeb 17, 1862Labels: CSS Virginia, USS MerrimackNOAA ReportCSS Virginia
Virginia attacks wooden Union ships at Hampton RoadsMar 8, 1862Labels: CSS Virginia, Hampton RoadsSmithsonianABT Hampton Roads
Monitor and Virginia fight to a drawMar 9, 1862Labels: USS Monitor, CSS VirginiaBritannicaABT Hampton RoadsNOAA Fact
CSS Virginia scuttled after fall of NorfolkMay 11, 1862Labels: CSS Virginia, NorfolkNOAA ReportCSS Virginia
Monitor tests Richmond defenses at Drewry’s BluffMay 15, 1862Labels: USS Monitor, Drewry's BluffNOAA ReportDrewry s Bluff
Passaic-class monitor era begins with USS Passaic launchAug 30, 1862Labels: USS Passaic, Passaic-classUSS PassaicPassaic class
USS Monitor sinks off Cape HatterasDec 31, 1862Labels: USS Monitor, Cape HatterasNOAA FactUSS MonitorNOAA Monitor
Union monitors repulsed in First Battle of Charleston HarborApr 7, 1863Labels: Union monitors, Charleston HarborCharleston HarborUSS New Ironsides
H.L. Hunley sinks USS HousatonicFeb 17, 1864Labels: H L, USS HousatonicBritannica HunleyNational Archives
Monitor Tecumseh sinks in Mobile Bay minefieldAug 5, 1864Labels: USS Tecumseh, Mobile BayABT Mobile BayHyperWar Tecumseh
Monitor wreck designated first U.S. national marine sanctuaryJan 30, 1975Labels: USS Monitor, National MarineNOAA OceanServiceNOAA Designation