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NOAA and NAVY BRING TURRET OF USS MONITOR TO SHORE
World’s Most Famous Artifact from Civil War Ironclad Reaches U.S. Shores
August 9, 2002 — Click NOAA photos for larger view. Please credit "NOAA."
All photos taken Monday, August, 5, 2002
USS Monitor turret was recovered at 5:55 p.m. EDT
USS Monitor turret breaks the surface for the first time since sinking to the ocean bottom on Dec. 31, 1862. Click here to view high resolution version. Please note that this is a large file.
Crane begins to swing USS Monitor turret onto barge. Click here to view high resolution version.
View of barge and turret. Perspective shows scope of the operation. Click here to view high resolution version.
USS Monitor being hoisted onto Derrick Barge Wotan. Click here to view high resolution version.
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