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Except for the turret and pilot house, the Monitor lay almost completely under water, presenting a very small target to enemy guns. Just 18 in. of the raft showed above the waterline...
Lieut. John L. Worden, commanding the Monitor, was wounded when a shot hit the pilot house directly in front of his eyes...
...most revolutionary feature of the Monitor's design was the revolving turret, which could fire on a target regardless of the position of the ship...
While the two ships were roughly matched in speed, the Monitor was more nimble and was not confined to deeper water, as was the Virginia...
SIZE COMPARISON C.S.S. Virginia U.S.S. Monitor...