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    USS Monitor

    WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    02.19.2013

    Courtesy Photo

    U.S. Navy           

    An undated photograph provided by Naval History and Heritage Command of a model of USS Monitor by Floyd Houston. The Brooklyn-built Monitor made nautical history after being designed and assembled in 118 days, and then commissioned, Feb. 25, 1862. Monitor fought in the first battle between two ironclads during an engagement against the Confederate navy ironclad CSS Virginia in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862. the battle marked the first time iron-armored ships clashed in naval warfare and signaled the end of the era of wooden ships. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command/Released)

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    Date Taken: 02.19.2013
    Date Posted: 02.19.2013 23:40
    Photo ID: 869940
    VIRIN: 130219-N-ZZ999-508
    Resolution: 5617x4080
    Size: 1.41 MB
    Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US

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