John D. Broadwater recently retired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, where he had served as chief archaeologist. He has contributed chapters in several books and for more than a dozen years was manager of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, where he directed seven major expeditions to the remains of the Civil War ironclad warship.
An important account of the Monitor's excavation and recovery by
the archaeologist who led the efforts."
"A memoir of discovery and recovery, and the creation of a
sanctuary. Broadwater's account is authoritative."
"An invaluable account of the Monitor's recent history."
"There have been many expeditions to the Monitor site, with many
differing technologies and objectives. Broadwater puts them into
sequence and perspective as no one else can."
USS Monitor is possibly the most widely recognized warship in naval
history. Impact of Monitor's engagement with CSS Virginia at
Hampton Roads, Virginia in March 1862 was felt around the world.
The history of Ericsson''s celebrated "Cheese Box on a Raft" ended
on 31 December 1862 when the ship was lost off Cape Hatteras, North
Carolina. New chapters in the ironclad's history began to unfold in
1973 when wreckage of the historic vessel was discovered off Cape
Hatteras, North Carolina. Each new chapter attracted international
attention as archaeological investigation of the wreck progressed
to include recovery of significant technological elements of design
and construction that made Monitor unique. Today at the Mariner''s
Museum, not far from Hampton Roads where the Monitor made history,
the ship''s machinery, turret, ordnance and an extraordinary
collection of artifacts are accessible to the public.
While Monitor's story is not yet complete, Dr. John Broadwater has
brought it up to date. No one could be more qualified to make that
contribution. He has been intimately involved in research at the
site since the first archaeological investigation of the wreck in
1974 and has directed each of the recovery projects undertaken by
the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. His
first hand knowledge and experience brings each new chapter in
Monitor's modern history to life. It will be an exciting read for
anyone interested in underwater archaeology, submerged cultural
resource management, the technology applied to recovery operations
and the ship that dramatically changed naval history.
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