Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

USS Monitor

Unique turreted ironclad of the United States Navy built for the American Civil War.

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    57:37Gloire and Monitor show why seakeeping changes a matchupNotable Point
  2. Historiophon 2025: part 1 of 9 - National Museum of the Royal Navy II
    9:37:44How the Union could build an ocean-going monitorQ&A
  3. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    48:35Warrior versus Monitor obscures two different fleet systemsNotable Point
  4. Bruships 191: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:13:02Warrior and Black Prince against American Civil War ironcladsQ&A
  5. Bruships 188: Naval History Questions Answered Liven & Birthday Party...
    1:35:39An improved Warrior as a doctrine of overmatchQ&A
  6. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    3:14:29Why USS Monitor's low freeboard made ocean passages dangerousQ&A
  7. Bruships 171: Oh Kallax my Kallax, Where art though my Kallax
    3:02:48Composite armor worked by managing impact and splintersQ&A
  8. Check Campaign 22: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    2:17:03Why famous warships become overratedNotable Point
  9. New Ironsides: KSS1 S8 Comment Response
    2:31Why USS Monitor was not built like HMS WarriorQ&A
  10. New Ironsides: KSS1 S8 Comment Response
    17:47Monitor and Warrior belonged to different watersQ&A
  11. New Ironsides: KSS1 S8 Comment Response
    18:10Why monitor designs spread beyond the Civil WarNotable Point
  12. New Ironsides: KSS1 S8 Comment Response
    18:31Where Monitor and Warrior might actually meetQ&A
  13. New Ironsides: KSS1 S8 Comment Response
    21:45Royal Navy plans for defeating monitorsQ&A
  14. Ranging & Stabilising: How Gunnery Evolved from 1860 to 1960
    1:01:29From USS Monitor to King George V, turrets became industrial systemsChapter
  15. USS Monitor: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 6
    0:51Why USS Monitor became the famous ironcladChapter
  16. USS Monitor: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 6
    5:11A turret ship built for sheltered waterNotable Point
  17. USS Monitor: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 6
    8:28Urgency made Monitor an experimental warshipNotable Point
  18. USS Monitor: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 6
    13:02Why Monitor could claim the Hampton Roads fieldChapter
  19. USS Monitor: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 6
    15:23Monitor's short service and long preservation storyNotable Point
  20. USS Monitor: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 6
    16:58Why the rotating turret outlived MonitorChapter
  21. USS Monitor: Key Ships Series 3, Ship 6
    20:18A Virginia victory would not decide the Civil WarQ&A
  22. USS New Ironsides: Key Ships Series 1, Ship 8
    9:52Three Union answers to Confederate ironcladsChapter
  23. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    1:37:39HMS Warrior against USS MonitorQ&A
  24. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: A Century in Fifteen Ships and Battles
    57:32Hampton Roads: Monitor, Virginia, and the armour problemChapter
  25. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: A Century in Fifteen Ships and Battles
    1:04:35Did Monitor withdraw first at Hampton Roads?Q&A
  26. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: A Century in Fifteen Ships and Battles
    1:06:01Could HMS Warrior defeat USS Monitor?Q&A
  27. Patreon 29: Coastal Defence Ships
    21:10What did shell impacts sound like inside USS Monitor?Q&A
  28. Patreon 29: Coastal Defence Ships
    29:30How would USS Monitor fare against HMS Warrior?Q&A
  29. Blockade
    15:00How a close blockade protects the battle fleetChapter
  30. Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"(Intro)
    17:53Warrior is ready while Monitor is still buildingChapter
  31. Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"(Intro)
    23:00Monitor’s coastal strengths and tactical limitsChapter
  32. Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"
    45:20Warrior versus Monitor: sea room decides the fightQ&A
  33. Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"
    58:08Could Warrior and Monitor penetrate each other's armour?Q&A
  34. Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"
    1:05:01Crimean War lessons in Monitor and the Anaconda PlanQ&A
  35. The Ships that Fisher Scrapped: Orlando Class (The Forgotten Coast Guard)
    21:57Technology change and the USS Monitor comparisonQ&A
  36. The Ships that Fisher Scrapped: Orlando Class (The Forgotten Coast Guard)
    24:55Could flooding help an Orlando aim at USS Monitor?Q&A
  37. The Ships that Fisher Scrapped: Orlando Class (The Forgotten Coast Guard)
    25:54Slow firing and black powder in the Monitor comparisonQ&A