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Bells Across the Land

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这是我们的照片监视器‘s engine room gong after conservation at The Mariners’ Museum. We briefly rang this gong in 2012 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the sinking of USS监视器and to remember the lives of her crew lost off Hatteras, NC in 1862.

4月9日星期四下午3:00，员工的工作人员和游客将加入国家公园服务Bells Across the Landinitiative to commemorate 150th anniversary of Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, which represents the symbolic end of the Civil War. We will host a ceremony aboard the USS监视器美国境外的副本监视器Center, hear brief remarks from speakers, observe a moment of silence, and ring the replica’s bronze bell.Read more

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Remembering USS Monitor, Her Designer, and Their Arch Rival

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In October of 1862, USS监视器was at the Washington Navy Yard for some maintenance and repairs. A commemorative inscription was stamped onto the breech of both of监视器‘s XI-Inch Dahlgren shell guns at this time to celebrate the Battle of Hampton Roads by recognizing the important men and vessels that participated in the conflict.

The port Dahlgren was inscribed: “WORDEN. MONITOR & MERRIMAC.”Read more

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Help Identify a Mystery Artifact

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Over the past 13 years, NOAA archaeologists and Mariners’ Museum conservators have discovered hundreds of amazing artifacts within USS监视器‘s revolving gun turret. Some artifacts, like the Dahlgren guns, gun carriages, and gun tools, are undergoing conservation as I type this blog entry. Others have already been fully conserved and are now on display within the USS监视器Center at The Mariners’ Museum or have been loaned to other institutions around the country to help share监视器‘s fascinating stories.

但是，有少数文物继续在实验室中透明，特别是那些完全保守但未正确识别的工件。它可能听起来很奇怪或令人惊讶的是，在过去的13年中，我们尚未成功地从炮塔上识别每一个伪影。但是，当许多材料从考古环境中挖掘出来时，这通常是这种情况。Read more

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A Coat, Colleague, and Call for Preservation

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Matthew Eng, our good friend and colleague from the Naval Historical Foundation in Washington, D.C., recently visited the USS监视器Center at The Mariners’ Museum. He was in town for the 10th Maritime Heritage Conference’s reception and we sneaked him inside the lab for an advanced viewing of one our most cherished artifacts.

As always, Matt’s writing encapsulates the heart and soul of what happens in the USS监视器conservation lab and clearly demonstrates why preserving our collective maritime heritage is so important to the nation. Check out his story and pictures here:Read more