Title :
Applications of technology at the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Author :
Broadwater, John D.
Author_Institution :
Monitor Nat. Marine Sanctuary, NOAA, Newport News, VA, USA
Abstract :
The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), protects the wreck of the famous Civil War ironclad warship USS Monitor. Recent research has revealed that the Monitor is deteriorating at an alarming rate causing NOAA to initiate an aggressive program of applying ocean technology to the problems of protecting the Monitor
Keywords :
archaeology; history; military systems; naval engineering; oceanographic regions; oceanography; seafloor phenomena; ships; American Civil War; Cape Hatteras; Monitor National Marine Sanctuary; NOAA; North Atlantic; North Carolina; USA; USS Monitor; United States; archeology; curation; deterioration; historic ship; ironclad; marine archaeology; military archaeology; navy; ocean; open air museum; preservation; sea coast; ship; shipwreck; sunken ship; warship; wreck; Belts; Cascading style sheets; Fasteners; History; Iron; Marine technology; Monitoring; Propellers; Protection; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3519-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1996.569085
