We’ve placed a new anode for the impressed current system to improve the corrosion protection of the Monitor’s turret. This anode is suspended within the turret to protect the interior metal surfaces. The turret is made of eight layers of 1-inch thick wrought iron plate. You can see each of the layers in the photo [...]

Elsa and Laura are treating fragments of a wool coat recovered from the turret. The coat would be similar to a 4-button pilot coat, and was made of dark blue felted wool. Below, Elsa is pointing out a button hole and a pocket opening in the coat. Even after 140 years on the sea-floor, some [...]