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999. Talbott, Fred. "Iron Deck Plates Sought Today in Final Dive of Monitor Study," Ledger-Star [Norfolk, VA], 2 August 1977. This is a discussion of the photographing techniques to be employed by NOAA and the Harbor Branch Foundation, Inc., team. Roger Cook, E. A. Link, Chester Slama, Harold Edgerton, G. P. Watts, and Donald Rosencrantz are mentioned.

1000. Taylor, Blaine. "The Battle That Revolutionized Naval Warfare." Sea Classics 27, no. 3 (March 1994): 64-66. PER VM1.S33 Blaine offers a very short discussion of the Battle of Hampton Roads and efforts by private interests to dive on the wreck. The illustrations include paintings of the battle and photos of the Monitor display at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA.

1001. Taylor, Joe. "Divers to Seek Monitor Artifact," Herald-Sun [Durham, NC], 12 August 1995. Same as Joe Taylor's "Navy Sets Sail..."

1002. Taylor, Joe. "Divers Will Try to Retrieve Big Propeller of Monitor," Sun-News [Myrtle Beach, SC], 12 August 1995. Same as Joe Taylor's "Navy Sets Sail..."

1003. Taylor, Joe. "Famous Ironclad Battle Almost Didn't Happen," Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 9 March 1992. This is a rehash of the Battle of Hampton Roads and the importance of the Monitor and Virginia to modern navies. Alan B. Flanders, Mark K. Greenough, and Craig L. Symonds of the history department of the United States Naval Academy are quoted.

1004. Taylor, Joe. "Navy Divers Will Seek Propeller Off Monitor," Carteret County News-Times [Morehead City, NC], 13 August 1995. Same as Joe Taylor's "Navy Sets Sail..."

1005. [Taylor, Joe]. "Navy Salvage Ship Aims to Recover Ironclad's 3,600-pound Propeller," Times-News [Hendersonville, NC], 12 August 1995. Same as Joe Taylor's "Navy Sets Sail to Collect Monitor's Propeller."

1006. Taylor, Joe "Navy Sets Sail to Collect Monitor's Propeller," FreeLance-Star [Fredericksburg, VA], 12 August 1995. Taylor provides an introduction to the 1995 Edenton expedition to recover the propeller and add it to the other artifacts at The Mariners' Museum. John Broadwater of NOAA is quoted heavily.

1007. [Taylor, Joe]. "Navy Will Seek Civil War Ship's Propeller," Northern Virginian Daily [Strasburg, VA], 12 August 1995. Same as Joe Taylor's "Navy Sets Sail to Collect Monitor's Propeller."

1008. [Taylor, Joe]. "Salvage Planned for Monitor," Journal Messenger [Manassas, VA], 12 August 1995. Shortened edition of Joe Taylor's "Navy Sets Sail..."

1009. Taylor, Joe. "Salvage Ship USS Edenton to Recover Ironclad's Propeller," Coastland Times [Manteo, NC], 15 August 1995. Same as Joe Taylor's "Navy Sets Sail..."

1010. [Taylor, Joe]. "Ship to Recover Monitor's Propeller," Asheville Citizen-Times [NC], 12 August 1995. Shortened edition of Joe Taylor's "Navy Sets Sail..."

1011. Taylor, S. W. "The First Inventor of the Monitor Turret." Scientific American 60, no. 16 (20 April 1889): 245. PER T1.S35 O An interesting article written by a private secretary from New York (dated April 6, 1889). He gives Abraham Bloodgood and Gillespie credit for the "circular floating revolving tower" not Timby. He quotes heavily from Ericsson's "The Monitor." The article mentioned as being in the Nautical Chronicle is really in the Naval Chronicle XIV (July-Dec. 1805): 183-84.

1012. Tazewell, William L. "The Monitor and the Merrimac." Journal [Mariners' Museum] 9, no. 4 (fall 1982): 7-8. PER V1.J68 Tazewell recalls his feelings researching the Battle of Hampton Roads for his book Norfolk's Waters.

1013. "Technical Advisory Committee Meets." Cheesebox 1, no. 1 (December 1982): 5. This is a clip on the meeting of November 8 and 9, 1982, in Raleigh. Ongoing projects were discussed and are briefly described in the article. In attendance were J. Barto Arnold, III, W. A. Cocknell, Donny Hamilton, E. M. Miller, Bruce Muga, Ernest Peterkin, Curtiss Peterson, G. P. Watts, Richard Podgorny, Richard W. Lawrence, Diana M. Lange, Barbara L. Brooks, W. N. Still, Dina Hill, and Thomas D. Burkes.

1014. "Technical Divers Conduct Private Research at the Sanctuary." Cheesebox 7, no. 1 (September 1995): 2. Following the court decision in favor of allowing private dive expeditions on the wreck, dive teams begin actively supporting NOAA's goals. Using special deep- diving techniques, the divers "have contributed an impressive amount of time and equipment to Monitor research." Rob Farb, Gary Gentile, and Peter Hess headed these expeditions.

1015. Templeton, [Maria] Alazar. "Epic Battle Recreated." Cheesebox 2, no. 1 (June 1983): 14. PER CC1.C44 Templeton highlights a reenacted battle between the ironclads held at Filipstad near the Ericsson mausoleum. The Monitor model was 43 feet long with a crew of two. There are two photographs.

1016. Templeton, [Maria] Alazar. "John Ericsson Day in Sweden." Cheesebox 3, no. 1 (June 1984): 9. There was a celebration of John Ericsson Day in Filipstad, Sweden, on July 31, 1983. The celebration included a reenactment of the battle between the Monitor and Virginia.

1017. Templeton, [Maria] Alazar. "The John Ericsson Society (January-March 1983)." Cheesebox 2, no. 1 (June 1983): 13. PER CC1.C44 This is a report on the John Ericsson Society by the director of research.

1018. Templeton, [Maria] Alazar. "John Ericsson Society to Sponsor Creativity Contest." Cheesebox 3, no. 1 (June 1984): 10. An article on the John Ericsson Society's meeting in New York City, its officers, and efforts to promote awareness of John Ericsson.

1019. Templeton, [Maria] Alazar. "John Ericsson's Birthday Hailed in Sweden." Cheesebox 1, no. 1 (December 1982): 7. In a paragraph Templeton sketches the celebration at Ericsson's mausoleum in Filipstad.

1020. Thomas, Dana-Ford. "Marine Diver Finds Location of Monitor," Sunday Star- News [Wilmington, NC], 3 July 1955. After researching at the Smithsonian Institution and The Mariners' Museum, U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert F. Marx and his associates explored off Cape Hatteras and claimed they located the Monitor not far from shore. The team was mistaken.

1021. [Thompson, Estes]. "Bad Weather Delays Work on USS Monitor," Salisbury Post [NC], 29 August 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1022. Thompson, Estes. "Civil War Ironclad Monitor Deteriorating in 'Ocean Grave,'" Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 8 August 1993. This article covers the latest expedition to examine the wreck. There is overall concern about deterioration. John D. Broadwater of NOAA and Kevin Foster of the National Park Service are quoted.

1023. [Thompson, Estes]. "Crew Determined to Reach Monitor," Shelby Star [NC], 1 September 1995. Same as Thompson's "Problems Persist at Monitor Site," with additional photos.

1024. [Thompson, Estes]. "Divers Attach Lines to Propeller of the Monitor," Greenville Piedmont [SC], 30 August 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "New Ways Sought to Explore the Monitor."

1025. Thompson, Estes. "Elements Hold Back Monitor Salvagers," Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 2 September 1995. The article provides the reasons for the failure of divers from the Edenton to retrieve the propeller. Justin Kenney of NOAA is quoted.

1026. [Thompson, Estes]. "Expert Waits for Ironclad's Propeller," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 29 August 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1027. [Thompson, Estes]. "Expert Waits for Monitor Propeller," Thomasville Times [NC], 29 August 1995. Same as Thompson's "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1028. Thompson, Estes. "Head of Monitor's Expedition Calls for Better Research Methods," Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 30 August 1995. North Carolina News Shortened edition of Thompson's "New Ways Sought . . ."

1029. [Thompson, Estes]. "Ironclad Gets More Attention Today Than When It Launched," Daily Courier [Forest City, NC], 1 September 1995. Mistitled article, same as Thompson's "Problems Persist at Monitor Site."

1030. [Thompson, Estes]. "Ironclad Wasn't Big Deal At First," Free Press [Kinston, NC], 1 September 1995. This mistitled article is a shortened edition of Thompson's "Problems Persist at Monitor Site."

1031. Thompson, Estes. "Ironclad Wasn't Big Deal Originally," Dispatch [Lexington, NC], 1 September 1995. Mistitled shortened edition of Thompson's "Problems Persist . . ."

1032. Thompson, Estes. "Like Old Battle, Mission to Salvage Monitor Propeller Ends in a Draw," Herald-Sun [Durham, NC], 1 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Modern Monitor Battle . . ."

1033. Thompson, Estes. "Modern Monitor Battle Frustrating as Original," Daily News [Jacksonville, NC], 1 September 1995. An explanation for the delays in retrieving the propeller by divers from the Edenton. The ship's captain, John Paul Johnston, is quoted.

1034. Thompson, Estes. "Modern Monitor Battle Frustrating as Original," Daily Reflector [Greenville, NC], 1 September 1995. An article highlighting the problems (foul weather, underwater currents, mechanical problems, and the propeller's composition) encountered by divers of the Edenton in their efforts to recover the propeller. John Paul Johnston, the ship's captain, is quoted.

1035. [Thompson, Estes]. "Modern Monitor Battle as Frustrating as Original," Greenville Piedmont [SC], 1 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Modern Monitor Battle Frustrating as Original."

1036. [Thompson, Estes]. "Modern Warfare: Monitor Battles Mother Nature Again to Survive," Gaston Gazette [Gastonia, NC], 1 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Modern Monitor Battle Frustrating as Original."

1037. Thompson, Estes. "Monitor Director Says Cheaper Way Needed to Explore Civil War Ironclad," Spartanburg Herald-Journal [Spartanburg, SC], 30 August 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "New Ways Sought . . ."

1038. [Thompson, Estes]. "Monitor Expedition Suffers From Same Weather that Sunk Ship," Courier-Tribune, [Asheboro, NC], 29 August 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1039. Thompson, Estes. "Monitor Expedition Suffers from Weather," News-Topic [Lenoir, NC], 29 August 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Sea Not Ready to Yield . . ."

1040. [Thompson, Estes]. "Monitor Mission Halted," Beaufort Gazette [SC], 3 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Weather Forces Divers to Give Up on Monitor."

1041. [Thompson, Estes]. "Monitor Prep Mission is Finally Called Off," Rocky Mount Telegram [NC], 3 September 1995. Much shorter edition of Thompson's "Weather Forces Divers to Give Up on Monitor."

1042. [Thompson, Estes]. "Monitor Research Canceled," Gaston Gazette [Gastonia, NC], 2 September 1995. Same as Thompson's "Elements Hold Back Monitor Salvagers."

1043. [Thompson, Estes]. "Monitor, Weather Giving Navy Divers Fits Off Coast," News Herald [Morganton, NC], 1 September 1995. Same as Thompson's "Problems Persist at Monitor Site," with a different photo.

1044. [Thompson, Estes]. "Navy Cancels Monitor Mission as Storms Build," Winston- Salem Journal, 2 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Elements Hold Back Monitor Salvagers."

1045. [Thompson, Estes]. "Navy Halts Monitor Salvage Mission," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 3 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Weather Forces Divers to Give Up on Monitor."

1046. [Thompson, Estes]. "Navy Pulls Divers Off Monitor Mission," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 2 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Elements Hold Back Monitor Salvagers."

1047. [Thompson, Estes]. "A New Battle Rages With Sunken Ironclad," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 1 September 1995. Same as Thompson's "Modern Monitor Battle Frustrating as Original."

1048. [Thompson, Estes]. "New 'Monitor' Battle Frustrating as Original," Wilmington Morning Star [NC], 1 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Modern Monitor Battle Frustrating as Original."

1049. Thompson, Estes. "New Ways Sought to Explore the Monitor," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 30 August 1995. Mostly a discussion by John Broadwater of NOAA, who mentions the possibility of using "a mixed-gas diving method" during future research dives. There is also brief mention of the delay in retrieving the propeller.

1050. Thompson, Estes. "Problems Persist at Monitor Site," Wilson Daily News [NC], 1 September 1995. This is an illustrated article highlighting the problems encountered by divers from the USS Edenton in efforts to recover the propeller. John Broadwater is quoted.

1051. [Thompson, Estes]. "Raising of Monitor Hampered," Goldsboro News - Argus [NC], 29 August 1995. Same as Thompson's "Sea Not Ready..."

1052. [Thompson, Estes]. "Research Pledge to Continue Expedition," Gaston Gazette [Gastonia, NC], 30 August 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "New Ways Sought..."

1053. Thompson, Estes. "Salvagers Empty-handed as Monitor Remains Intact," News & Record [Greensboro, NC], 1 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Modern Monitor Battle . ."

1054. Thompson, Estes. "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor," Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 19 August 1995. North Carolina News. This is an explanation of the weather delays in retrieving the propeller. Herb Bump, conservation consultant, and Justin Kenney of NOAA are quoted. Bump explains the techniques required to save the propeller and how damaging salt water is to iron. Some editions of the story have a photo of Herb Bump disembarking from the excursion boat, Katy Lee.

1055. [Thompson, Estes]. "The Sea Won't Let Divers Get to Monitor," Goldsboro News-Argus [NC], 1 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1056. Thompson, Estes. "Seas Delay Recovery of Monitor Propeller," Post and Courier [Charleston, SC], 29 August 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Sea Not Ready to Yield . ."

1057. [Thompson, Estes]. "Thwarted Monitor Mission Scrubbed," Daily Dispatch [Henderson, NC], 2 September 1995.

1058. [Thompson, Estes]. "Thwarted Monitor Mission Scrubbed," Daily Reflector [Greenville, NC], 2 September 1995. Similar to Thompson's "Elements Hold Back . . ."

1059. [Thompson, Estes]. "Unions Ironclad Was Not a Big Deal Originally," Concord Tribune [NC], 1 September 1995. Mistitled article, same as Thompson's "Problems Persist at Monitor Site," with different photo.

1060. Thompson, Estes. "Union Ironclad Wasn't Big Deal Originally," Coastland Times [Manteo, NC], 3 September 1995. This is a mistitled article.

1061. [Thompson, Estes]. "USS Monitor: Rough Seas Delay Salvage Operations," Times-News [Hendersonville, NC], 29 August 1995. Same as Thompson's "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1062. [Thompson, Estes]. "The Wait Continues for Monitor Propeller," Fayetteville Observer-Times [NC], 29 August 1995. Same as Thompson's "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor.

1063. Thompson, Estes. "Weather Again Hampers Salvage Team," Hickory Daily Record [Hickory, NC], 1 September 1995. Heavily illustrated edition of Thompson's "Problems Persist at Monitor Site." The photo identifying John Broadwater is incorrect.

1064. [Thompson, Estes]. "Weather Delays Divers," Daily Press [Newport News, VA], 29 August 1995. Same as Thompson's "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1065. Thompson, Estes. "Weather Forces Divers to Give Up on Monitor," Sun-News [Myrtle Beach, SC], 3 September 1995. Oncoming storms force divers from the Edenton to halt efforts to retrieve the propeller and return to base. The ship's captain, John Paul Johnston, and Justin Kenney of NOAA are quoted.

1066. [Thompson, Estes]. "Weather Hampers Monitor Mission," Mount Airy News [NC], 29 August 1995. Shortened edition of "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1067. [Thompson, Estes]. "Weather Impairs Monitor Expedition," Moore County Citizen News-Record [Aberdeen, NC], 29 August 1995. Shortened edition of "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1068. [Thompson, Estes]. "Weather Impedes Expedition to Monitor," Wilson Daily Times [NC], 29 August 1995. Shortened edition of "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1069. Thompson, Estes. "Weather Makes Raising Monitor Propeller Hard," Daily Advance [Elizabeth City, NC], 1 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Problems Persist . . ."

1070. [Thompson, Estes]. "Weather Slows Effort to Recover USS Monitor's Propeller," Greenville Piedmont [SC], 29 August 1995. Same as "Sea Not Ready to Yield Propeller from Sunken Ironclad Monitor."

1071. Thompson, Estes. "Weather Worries Keep Monitor's Prop in Sea," Daily News [Jacksonville, NC], 3 September 1995. Shortened edition of Thompson's "Weather Forces Divers . . ."

1072. Thompson, Richard H. "The Rise and Fall of the Monitor 1862-1973." Mariner's Mirror 60, no. 3 (August 1974): 293-310. PER V1452.M37 Designers such as C. P. Coles, T. R. Timby, A. C. Stimers, and James E. Eads are mentioned. The navies of Great Britain, United States, Sweden, Turkey, Germany, Austro-Hungary, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Romania, and Netherlands all possessed ironclads. By monitor, Thompson means a "mastless, seagoing, steam- propelled gun, platform with minimal superstructure, low freeboard, relatively shallow draft, low speed, and heavy guns mounted in a revolving turret (p. 293)."

1073. Thompson, Stephen C. "The Design and Construction of USS Monitor." Warship International 27, no. 3 (1990): 222-42. PER VA40.W27 Thompson provides extensive detail on the construction of the ironclad.

1074. "Three Gaping Holes Found in Monitor," News & Observer [Raleigh, NC], 26 August 1979. Three large holes discovered by divers may mean the hull of the Monitor may never be raised intact, announces Floyd Childress of NOAA. The article notes this is a setback to the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation, Inc., which hoped the ship could be raised and displayed in Norfolk.

1075. Tilley, John A. "Thunder in Hampton Roads." Cheesebox 1, no. 1 (December 1982): 7, 12. Tilley discusses The Mariners' Museum exhibit about four warships and their connection to Hampton Roads. The four ships are the Monitor, Virginia, Cumberland, and CSS Florida.

1076. Tindall, William, intro by Milledge L. Bonham, Jr. "The True Story of the Virginia and the Monitor: The Account of an Eye Witness." Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 31, nos. 1 and 2 (January and April 1923): 1-38, 89-145. PER F221.V825 Tindall provides an in-depth retelling of the Battle of Hampton Roads. The two eyewitnesses are Henry H. Marmaduke, Confederate States Navy, and a member of the 1st DE Infantry. The piece includes sources, portraits, and maps.

1077. Tise, Larry E. "Jacques Cousteau, the U.S.S. Monitor, and the Philosophy and Practice of Public History." Public History 5, no. 1 (winter 1983): 31-45. A telling and at times amusing article by the former director of the North Carolina Division of Archives and History and chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee for research in the Monitor Marine Sanctuary. The author describes the reaction of the press and public when the Cousteau Society was denied permission to make a brief foray into the sanctuary. After describing the principles that should guide a public history organization, Tise evaluates his own performance and lessons learned from this very public event.

1078. Tise, Larry E. "Off Carolina Searching for the Monitor." Civil War Times Illustrated 20, no. 4 (July 1981): 38-41, 44-45. Tise discusses contemporary efforts by Robert Marx and others to find the wreck. He mentions the work of the USS Monitor Foundation, North Carolina Department of Archives and History, the midshipmen of Project Cheesebox, John Broadwater, E. W. Peterkin, the Duke University Marine Laboratory, the National Science Foundation, the National Geographic Society, John Newton, Harold Edgerton, G. P. Watts, NOAA, and the Harbor Branch Foundation, Inc.

1079. Tragle, Thomas, Jr. "The Monitor in Miniature." Cheesebox 1, no. 1 (December 1982): 6-7. This is a progress report on the model of the Monitor undertaken by Tom Tragle for the Hampton Roads Naval Museum in Norfolk. Tragle mentions the assistance of curator Michael Curtin and E. W. Peterkin.

1080. Tragle, Thomas, Jr. "The Monitor in Miniature - Part II." Cheesebox 2, no. 1 (June 1983): 11. PER CC1.C44 Borrowing from sources generated by E. M. Miller and E. W. Peterkin, Tragle built an "up-to-date replica" of the Monitor.

1081. [Trask, Benjamin H.]. "The Mariners' Museum Library." Cheesebox 6, no. 1 (July 1993): 4-5, 9. PER CC1.C44 This is an overview of the collection and operation of the principal museum's research library, with a mention of Civil War resources.

1082. Trask, Benjamin H. "Weldon B. Hester: The Researcher of Researchers." Cheesebox 7, no. I (September 1995): 3. The librarian of The Mariners' Museum describes Weldon B. Hester research on the Monitor, John Ericsson, the Merrimack, the Battle of Hampton Roads, the Virginia, and other ironclads. Hester has donated his twenty-seven volumes of collected articles to The Mariners' Museum Research Library and Archives in Newport News, VA. This will extend the collection beyond the present 36 volumes.

1083. Trupp, Paul. "Washington Watch: Deep Down and Upside Down." Oceans 16, no. 5 (September-October 1983): 54-55. PER GC1.034 Artist Joan Jannaman's clean illustrations of a diver and the Johnson and Johnson- Sea-Link alongside the inverted hull of the Monitor wreck highlight this piece. Trupp quotes Diana Lange, Monitor sanctuary coordinator, and discusses the role of G. P. Watts, the difficult choices facing sanctuary personnel, and the unlikelihood that the vessel will be raised despite all the clamoring.

1084. Tucker, George. "Witness: 'Old Blockade Runner Recounts Battle of the Ironclads,'" Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk, VA], 5 October 1986. This is a rehash of Tom Smith's pamphlet about his observations of the Battle of Hampton Roads.

1085. "The Turret System in England." Army and Navy Journal 2, no. 48 (22 July 1865): 762-63. PER E461.A76 This article from the London Times dismisses much of what the Monitor has to offer to ironclad design and takes up the cause of C. P. Coles.

1086. "The Turret System of Iron-clads." Army and Navy Journal 1, no. 37 (7 May 1864): 615. PER E461.A76 The author defends the monitor ironclads, their design and ordnance. The author also gives Ericsson credit for the turret and refutes the claims of C. P. Coles.

1087. "Turreted and Broadside Iron-clads." Army and Navy Journal 1, no. 11 (7 November 1863): 163. PER E461.A76 The author sings the praises of the Monitor's design but tries to define her role as a weapon to fight other ironclads, not to attack shore batteries.

1088. "Two Army Vessels to Help Recover Monitor Artifacts," Durham Morning Herald [NC], 28 March 1974. Two U.S. Army Reserve vessels will assist with the study of the Monitor. Sponsors of this expedition include Duke University, the USN, and the National Geographic Society. The Alcoa Seaprobe will be the primary research vessel.

1089. "Two Museums Claim Monitor Artifacts," Kinston Daily Free Press [NC], 2 July 1986. E. M. Miller of NOAA comments on the interest expressed by the Smithsonian Institution, The Mariners' Museum, South Street Seaport, the city of Portsmouth, VA, and the state of North Carolina in becoming or sponsoring the "principal museum."

1090. Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. "Virginia, Founder of the World's Navies." Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine 3, no. 2 (October 1921): 84-106. In a nutshell, Tyler's view is that the victory of the Virginia in the Battle of Hampton Roads changed naval warfare. The author makes use of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies and postwar memoirs. More interesting, the article concludes with a reprint of a letter Tyler received from Capt. W. D. MacDougall of the Naval Records and Library (dtd June 28, 1921) and a report submitted (dtd January 5, 1868) by Worden concerning Greene's performance during the battle.