Vol. VI, Episode 27

Monitors

Historian Andrew Roscoe visits with Will to share more information with us about the US Navy's monitor warships.

Monitor Types & Classes

Coastal Monitors: Used to Patrol Coastal areas

  • Passiac Class
  • Onondaga Class

Ocean Going Monitors: Used to Sail in Open Water

  • Dictator Class

River Monitors: Used to Patrol River areas

  • Neosho Class

Resources & Further Reading

These next links are books on maritime history.
Aboard the USS Monitor: 1862 - The Letters of Acting Paymaster William Frederick Keeler, US Navy, to his wife Anna (Naval Letters Series, Vol. 1)

A Year on a Monitor and the Destruction of Ft. Sumter (Studies in Maritime History)

The following links are articles written by fellow maritime historians and archaeologists about Monitor type ships.
The Mariner's Museum & Park - The USS Roanoke: The Three-Turreted Monster

The Mariner's Museum & Park - Meet the black crew members of the USS Monitor

Want to help support us here at the CWDD?
Please join the CWDD Coffee Grinders on Patreon.

CWDD Patreon

You can also join our CWDD Newsletter here to stay in touch and to get the latest updates!

All Amazon links are affiliate links that help support CWDD.