Did you know you can see artifacts from the USS Monitor from the comfort of your own home?
![Photo of a 3D model of a wrought iron anchor from the USS Monitor. The anchor has four prongs and a center column with a ring on top for attaching a line from the ship. (Image credit: NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, The Mariners' Museum and Park, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, and the University of West Florida's Sea 3D Additive Manufacturing Laboratory) Photo of a 3D model of a wrought iron anchor from the USS Monitor. The anchor has four prongs and a center column with a ring on top for attaching a line from the ship.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2024-05/3DAnchorStillFrame.png?h=ed6134be&itok=gNIlsj4e)
3D model of a wrought iron anchor from the USS Monitor. It was designed by John Ericsson and is the only known surviving example of its type. (Image credit: NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, The Mariners' Museum and Park, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, and the University of West Florida's Sea 3D Additive Manufacturing Laboratory)