USS Monitor turret to be drained next week

Frankly, I am not all too sure what I think about this, but I guess a scientific assessment should win out.
 
USS Monitor turret to be drained as team continues to remove corrosion. https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2017/07/uss-monitor-turret-to-be-drained-as.html
They have a mockup of The Monitor at the Maritime Museum in Newport News.
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The museum was closed on the day we visited. Poor planning.
 
I am glad to see the progress, it will be pretty awesome to see when it is finished and finally put on display. I still remember the Civil War Centennial show about the monitor. Where it showed in on the bottom of the sea. I love hearing about the Monitor, there is just something about the ship.
 
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Glad to hear there's progress with the turret. I saw it years ago when I was still doing Civil War research.
 
Glad to hear there's progress with the turret. I saw it years ago when I was still doing Civil War research.
I saw it in June 2014. Even submerged in dark water,it is still an impressive sight. Massive.
 
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