The Civil War ironclad USS Monitor is apparently refusing to surrender to the forces of nature. Despite being on the seafloor since 1862, the first-of-its-kind ship remains in "an excellent state ...

One of the nation's most revered military shipwrecks was visited in May by a NOAA-backed team and they made a surprising discovery 16 miles off North Carolina. The Civil War ironclad USS Monitor ...

ABOVE: A multibeam sonar image shows the shipwreck in 2016. It lies 16 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. LEFT: A diver is shown near the Monitor.

NOAA experts surprised to find the Civil War shipwreck USS Monitor is in “an excellent state of preservation” despite 160 years on seafloor off North Carolina coast.

NOAA experts surprised to find the Civil War shipwreck USS Monitor is in “an excellent state of preservation” despite 160 years on seafloor off North Carolina coast.

NOAA experts surprised to find the Civil War shipwreck USS Monitor is in “an excellent state of preservation” despite 160 years on seafloor off North Carolina coast.

NOAA experts surprised to find the Civil War shipwreck USS Monitor is in “an excellent state of preservation” despite 160 years on seafloor off North Carolina coast.