Building the USS Monitor Replica
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Photo of USS Monitor Christening Ceremony

(From left) The Mariners' Museum President and CEO John Hightower and famed author Clive Cussler lean in to watch as Nancy Petters, the ship's sponsor and wife of Northrop Grumman Newport News President Mike Petters, christens the USS Monitor replica with a bottle of American sparkling wine.

Photo by John Whalen

 

Museum Construction Site

Students from Newport News' Apprentice School watch as a crane lowers the gun turret onto the USS Monitor replica at The Mariners Museum on Nov. 15.

Photo by John Whalen.

 

Museum Construction Site
Northrop Grumman Apprentices and workers from Hampton Roads Crane and Rigging work together to set the bow section of the USS Monitor Evocation at the Mariners' Museum.

 

Museum Construction Site
Unit D being set on top of Units B & C at the construction site.

 

Museum Construction Site
Construction of the Monitor is underway at the museum. In this picture the Keel unit is set and Unit J is being set. The remainder of the units will be set throughout the rest of the year.

 

 

 

 

 

Christening Ceremony
June 12, 2006

Photo of USS Monitor Christening Ceremony

During the christening ceremony, 40 apprentices from the sector's apprentice school manned the ship. Apprentices built the replica in 22 steel sections using data provided by engineers from the CVN 21 aircraft carrier program.
Photo by John Whalen

 
Section 1
Keel Unit
Keel Laying Ceremony
Section 2
Curved Side Shell
Unit A - Complete
Complete
Unit B - Complete
Section 1 Photo
Keel Laying Ceremony Photo
Section 2 Photo
 
 
Section 3
Curved Side Shell Port
Section 4
Main Deck
Section 5
Main Deck
Unit C - Complete
Unit D - Complete
Unit E - Complete
Section 3 Photo
Section 4 Photo
Section 5 Photo
 
 
Section 6
Main Deck
Section 7
Main Deck/Bow
Section 8
Forward Starboard Side Shell
Unit F - Complete
Unit G - Complete
Unit H - Complete
Section 6 Photo
Section 7 Photo
Section 8 Photo
 
 
Section 9
Forward Port Side Shell
Section 10
Main Deck
Section 11
Main Deck
Unit I - Complete
Unit J - Complete
Unit K - Complete
Section 9 Photo
Section 10 Photo
Section 11 Photo
 
 
Section 12
Main Deck
Section 13
Main Deck
Section 14
Aft. Starboard Curved Side
Shell
Unit L - Complete
Unit M - Complete
Unit N - Complete
Section 12 Photo
Section 13 Photo
Section 14 Photo
 
 
Section 15
Aft. Port Curved Side Shell
Section 16
Main Deck
Section 17
Main Deck
Unit O - Complete
Unit P - Complete
Unit Q - Complete
Section 15 Photo
Section 16 Photo
Section 17 Photo
 
 
Section 18
Main Deck
Section 19
Main Deck/Stern
Section 20
Turret Half
Unit R - Complete
Unit S - Complete
Unit T - Complete
Section 18 Photo
Section 19 Photo
Section 20 Photo
 
 
Section 21
Turret Half
Section 22
Pilot House
Unit U - Complete
Unit V - Complete
Section 21 Photo
Section 22 Photo
  

 

 

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