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USS Monitor Model

The USS Monitor had a flush iron-plated deck only inches above the waterline, thus leaving very little of the vessel exposed to enemy fire. Although she only mounted two guns, they were housed in a revolutionary armor-plated revolving turret that could be rotated to aim at any point of the compass without having to turn the whole ship.

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Uploaded on February 26, 2015
Taken on February 12, 2015