Shipwrecks
Webinars

Maritime Archeology – Exploring and Discovering Shipwrecks

Join Shannon Ricles, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, to dive into maritime archeology. Explore its early beginnings, and learn about maritime archeology as a career.

World War I – The Great War off North Carolina's Coast

Learn about the great debate on isolationism, and discover what life was like during the war. Discover how NOAA and partners work to preserve this significant piece of our nation's maritime heritage and explore beautiful underwater images.

Exploring North Carolina Shipwrecks

Dive beneath North Carolina waters with Joe Poe, a skilled diver and an exceptional photographer, who has been exploring North Carolina shipwrecks for more than 40 years.

Conservation of USS Monitor. Past, Present, and Future

Will Hoffman, Director of conservation and Chief Conservator at The Mariners' Museum, will present an overview of the Monitor conservation effort to date, including the establishment of the USS Monitor Center and Batten Conservation Complex. During the lecture, he will also discuss the treatment of several high-profile objects, as well as outlining future conservation steps.

Science of Conservation

Join Kimberly Kenyon, senior conservator for the Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project, as she shares why conservation is so critical to archeology and learn about some of the processes involved.

Oases for Marine Life - Shipwrecks in 3D

This presentation will highlight the role that shipwrecks play as oases for marine life and showcase advanced technologies, including echosounder surveys to create 3D visualizations of shipwrecks and the surrounding marine life.

USS Monitor – America's Most Historic Ironclad

Step back to 1862 to learn how the USS Monitor was key in saving the Union. Learn about the ship's inventor and its construction in just 98 days! Explore the role the ship played during and after the Battle of Hampton Roads, and discover how it sank.

Hidden Beneath the Waves - Exploring North Carolina's Underwater Cultural Heritage

Learn how the discovery of the USS Monitor in 1973 and its designation as our nation's first national marine sanctuary brought NOAA and the Office of State Archeology together.

Living Shipwrecks 3-D: Exploring North Carolina's World War II Heritage

This presentation will highlight the advanced technologies that MNMS and NCCOS utilize, including acoustic surveys aboard the NOAA ship Nancy Foster, to document the shipwrecks and create acoustic fish visualizations of the surrounding marine life.

America’s First National Marine Sanctuary

Travel back in time to 1862 and learn about the USS Monitor, the Union’s first ironclad. Discover why it was built, the importance of the first battle between ironclads, and how Monitor met its demise.

Great Ships on the Great Lakes

Discover how to integrate STEM and social studies as you explore the underwater world of shipwrecks and the tools of maritime archaeologists in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.