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  • LAST DAYS OF USS MONITOR

    • Civil War
    • Military Conflict
    • USS Monitor

    After the ironclad’s showdown with CSS Virginia on March 9, 1862, USS Monitor was considered the ‘little ship that saved the nation.’

  • “Taps” and the Crew of USS Monitor

    • Military
    • USS Monitor

    Did the crew of USS Monitor hear “Taps” when it was played for the very first time?

  • Desalination: Because rust never sleeps

    • Civil War
    • Conservation
    • USS Monitor

    Electrochemical treatment set-ups need constant attention in the “wet lab” and outdoor tanks, and environmental conditions in dry object storage also require our steadfast attention.

  • Conservation Update: Turret Knife

    • Civil War
    • Conservation
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Hampton Roads History
    • USS Monitor

    An update on the conservation treatment for a bone-handled knife found in the concretion of the turret.

  • Expending USS Monitor’s condenser

    • Civil War
    • Conservation
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Hampton Roads History
    • Technology
    • USS Monitor

    In order to conserve these complex pieces of machinery, a large part of our job is to disassemble them. This allows for appropriate treatment of the different materials.

  • Brushing off a little history

    • Conservation
    • USS Monitor

    Although my blogs to date give a very Dahlgren-centric view of what I do, there is far more to USS Monitor than just its guns.

  • Gun Boring? No! Gun fascinating!

    • Conservation
    • USS Monitor

    Last month, we were able to complete one of the last major steps in the conservation of USS Monitor’s two XI-Inch Dahlgren shell guns: boring concretion out of the barrels.

  • The port gun carriage on the right track

    • Conservation
    • USS Monitor

    It has been too long since we’ve given an update on the conservation of Monitor’s port gun carriage. So long in fact, that the conservation of its 250-ish components are now complete!!!

  • Another day, another Dahlgren!

    • Conservation
    • USS Monitor

    Today’s question seems like a simple one – how long is a Dahlgren Shell Gun?

  • Dahlgren plans, and a new face in the tank farm!

    • Conservation
    • USS Monitor

    Marine archaeological guns always have one big problem in particular – how do you clean the inside?

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