Turret of USS Monitor visible at Mariners' Museum
For the first time in six years, the USS Monitor's turret tank is being drained, and that will allow people to see the usually hidden turret.
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USS Monitor gun turret tank drained for 1st time since 2019
The Civil War ironclad USS Monitor’s revolving gun turret can typically be found submerged inside a 90,000-gallon tank at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News. But recently the tank ...
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Visitors receive rare chance to view historic USS Monitor turret at Mariners’ Museum and Park
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – For the first time in six years, the USS Monitor’s turret tank is being drained, allowing visitors the opportunity to view the usually hidden turret. The turret is ...
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Mariners’ Museum drains conservation tank housing USS Monitor gun turret
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The tank housing the historic USS Monitor's gun turret was drained for the first time in years while undergoing conservation efforts at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in ...
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Turret of USS Monitor visible at Mariners’ Museum
The turret of the USS Monitor is in the middle of preservation, and has been in a tank for several years. It’s a tight squeeze, but take a look inside a tank that sits a piece of Naval history ...