USS Monitor

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Monitor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:starship
gptkbp:armament	cannons 2 × 11 in (280 mm) guns two 11-inch Dahlgren guns 2 x 11-inch Dahlgren guns
gptkbp:armor	8 inches iron plating up to 8 inches Iron plating
gptkbp:artifacts	Displayed in museums On display at museums
gptkbp:beam	41 feet 41 feet (12 m)
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Monitor-class gptkb:Monitor-class_ironclad_warship gptkb:starship
gptkbp:collects	gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:John_L._Worden
gptkbp:commissioned	gptkb:Gideon_Welles gptkb:Union_Navy gptkb:battle 1862 February 25, 1862
gptkbp:constructed_in	gptkb:Union_Navy gptkb:Continental_Iron_Works gptkb:Union_forces gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York gptkb:New_York gptkb:Greenpoint,_Brooklyn gptkb:Brooklyn_Navy_Yard gptkb:battle 1861 1862 U. S. Navy contract
gptkbp:crew	49 approximately 50 approximately 50 men 49 men 49 officers and men
gptkbp:criteria	wrecked
gptkbp:cultural_heritage	gptkb:memorial
gptkbp:cultural_impact	Influenced naval design
gptkbp:current_champion	gptkb:CSS_Virginia gptkb:USS_Virginia
gptkbp:date	1862-12-31
gptkbp:decommissioned	gptkb:battle 1862 February 1, 1863 May 15, 1862 1862-05-15 February 1862 December 31, 1862
gptkbp:design	gptkb:John_Ericsson turtleback hull
gptkbp:designed_by	gptkb:John_Ericsson
gptkbp:died	gptkb:Monitor_National_Marine_Sanctuary
gptkbp:displacement	987 tons
gptkbp:draft_year	10 feet 11 feet 10 feet (3.0 m)
gptkbp:engagements	gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
gptkbp:engine	400 horsepower
gptkbp:engine_type	gptkb:railway_line screw propeller
gptkbp:exhibited_at	gptkb:museum gptkb:Mariners'_Museum
gptkbp:exhibition	displayed in museums Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia
gptkbp:famous_for	gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads gptkb:Battle_of_the_Monitor_and_the_Merrimack gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ironclads Innovative design first battle between ironclad warships Battle with CSS Virginia engaging CSS Virginia its revolving turret
gptkbp:fate	sank sank in a storm sank in a storm off Cape Hatteras
gptkbp:features	revolving turret
gptkbp:finale_date	March 9, 1862
gptkbp:first_flight	December 31, 1862
gptkbp:first_introduced	March 9, 1862 ironclad technology rotating turret turreted design
gptkbp:first_released	in the U. S. Navy
gptkbp:fought_in	gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads gptkb:CSS_Virginia
gptkbp:has_exhibition	gptkb:USS_Monitor_Center
gptkbp:historical_context	Civil War naval battles
gptkbp:historical_event	gptkb:war
gptkbp:historical_figure	gptkb:John_Ericsson
gptkbp:historical_impact	Revolutionized naval warfare changed naval warfare strategies transformed naval warfare
gptkbp:historical_period	gptkb:American_Civil_War Civil War era
gptkbp:historical_significance	First battle between ironclad warships first battle between ironclad warships first ironclad warship in combat First ironclad warship commissioned by the U. S. Navy pioneered naval warfare Symbol of naval innovation first ironclad warship of the Union Navy First ironclad warship commissioned by the U. S.
gptkbp:home_port	gptkb:Borough
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	USS Monitor
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:influenced_by	European ironclads
gptkbp:inspired	Future naval designs
gptkbp:inspired_by	gptkb:CSS_Virginia
gptkbp:is_engaged_in	gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads gptkb:American_Civil_War March 9, 1862
gptkbp:is_featured_in	Documentaries and films
gptkbp:is_involved_in	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:launch_site	gptkb:Greenpoint,_Brooklyn
gptkbp:launched	1861 January 30, 1862 January 30, 1861
gptkbp:legacy	influenced naval design Influence on modern warships influenced future warship designs Symbol of naval innovation
gptkbp:length	179 feet 172 feet 172 feet (52 m)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:2002 Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
gptkbp:losses	1862 December 31, 1862 Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
gptkbp:mission	blockade duty Defend against Confederate forces patrol off the coast to protect Union blockade
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Monitor
gptkbp:notable_achievement	gptkb:memorial
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:notable_event	gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ironclads
gptkbp:notable_feature	Ironclad hull Rotating turret iron hull low freeboard rotating turret Turret design revolving turret
gptkbp:notable_for	gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads twin turret design
gptkbp:operated_by	gptkb:Union_Navy gptkb:Union_forces gptkb:battle
gptkbp:operational_area	1862-1862
gptkbp:operational_status	sunk
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Monitor-class gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion	gptkb:railway_line screw propeller
gptkbp:renovated	gptkb:2002 1990s in 2002
gptkbp:replaced_by	gptkb:USS_Monitor_(MCM-6) gptkb:USS_Monitor_II gptkb:None gptkb:USS_Puritan modern naval vessels USS Monitor (1862)
gptkbp:resting_place	gptkb:Monitor_National_Marine_Sanctuary Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina Off the coast of Cape Hatteras off the coast of Cape Hatteras off Cape Hatteras
gptkbp:role	gptkb:battle naval combat Coastal defense
gptkbp:served_in	gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:significance	first battle between ironclad warships First battle between ironclads pioneered naval warfare first ironclad warship commissioned by the U. S. Navy
gptkbp:significant_event	first use of ironclads in battle First battle between ironclads
gptkbp:sister_ship	gptkb:CSS_Virginia gptkb:None gptkb:USS_Merrimack
gptkbp:speed	6 knots 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph)
gptkbp:team	Ongoing since discovery Ongoing since 1975
gptkbp:technology	Ironclad hull Steam-powered engine iron armor plating
gptkbp:type	gptkb:starship
gptkbp:width	41 feet
gptkbp:year	1862
gptkbp:year_created	February 25, 1862
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Union_Navy gptkb:Continental_Iron_Works gptkb:Ironclads gptkb:Battle_of_Hampton_Roads gptkb:John_Ericsson gptkb:John_Worden gptkb:North_Atlantic_Blockading_Squadron gptkb:USS_Virginia gptkb:USS_Merrimack
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4