USS Monitor : an historic ship completes its final voyage / John D. Broadwater ; foreword by James P. Delgado.
| Author/creator | Broadwater, John D. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | College Station : Texas A&M University Press, ©2012. |
| Description | xiv, 239 pages : illustrations (mostly color, plans) ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series. ^A576331 |
| Contents | Prologue: first encounter -- "The Monitor is no more" -- Following new orders -- Facing the Cape -- Both ironclads in trouble -- Distress aboard Monitor -- "The Monitor is no more" -- Discovery -- Early attempts to locate Monitor -- Discovery and positive identification of Monitor -- The formal announcement and follow-up plans -- The R/V Alcoa seaprobe mapping cruise, April 1974 -- Story of an ironclad -- The slow evolution of naval technology -- Arms versus armor -- American ironclads capture the world's attention -- The ultimate test: the battle of Hampton Roads -- A sanctuary for America -- Protecting Monitor -- Investigating Monitor -- NOAA/Harbor Branch Foundation submersible expeditions -- NOAA reassesses its management strategy -- Institutional and private research expeditions, 1974-1979 -- Private dive expeditions,1990-1997 -- Next steps -- Charting a new course for the Monitor -- Escalating management issues -- Reassessment of Monitor management strategy -- Congressional mandate for a Monitor preservation plan -- Development of the comprehensive, long-range plan -- Summary of the final comprehensive, long-range plan -- Final recommendations -- Initial planning and implementation -- Implementing the recovery plan -- Help from a new source -- Propeller recovery expedition, 1998 -- Data collection expedition, 1999 -- Engineering the recovery of Monitor's machinery -- Hull stabilization and deployment of engine recovery structure, 2000 -- Steam engine recovery, 2001 -- Monitor completes its final voyage -- Gun turret recovery, 2002 -- 2002 Monitor expedition -- In Monitor's turret -- Entering a tomb -- Monitor completes its final voyage -- The turret's final journey -- Back in the turret -- Revelations from the turret -- The sanctuary's future -- Epilogue: telling Monitor's story. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner NC stacks copy Purchased from Amazon 11/28/2012 |
| LCCN | 2011036725 |
| ISBN | 9781603444736 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1603444734 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781603444743 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1603444742 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781603447492 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 1603447490 (e-book) |
| Standard identifier# | 40020695948 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | NC Stacks | E595.M7 B76 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |