Building the USS Monitor Replica
Photo Gallery
X18 Apprentice Travis Garrity welding the G-transverse to a longitudinal on Unit F/G.
X18 Apprentice Travis Garrity welding the G-transverse to a longitudinal on Unit F/G.

Section 6: Unit F/G Complete 6/10/05
Units F & G are being constructed in the shop as one unit, and they will be split in two, to be transported to the museum.

X11 Apprentices Micah Hoesly and Greg Woodland review the drawing if Unit F/G. Unit F & G are being constructed in the shop as one unit, and they will be split in two, to be transported to the museum.

X11 Apprentices Corey Beddingfield and Todd Corr use an automatic burning machine to perform the final cut that will separate Units F & G.  These units were built together to make sure the complex shape would match on the two units.

X11 Crane Operator Kevin King lifts the lower flat for Unit F/G in preparation of installation.

X33 Apprentice Jacob Johnston sand blasting one of the Monitor Unit F.

X33 Jonathan Clary painting Monitor Unit F.