The Monitor was not designed to be semi-submersible, however.Įxamples of true semi-submersible naval vessels were developed in the Russian Empire, North Korea and the United States. The designer, John Ericsson, had deliberately minimized the observable surface of the vessel and the area that it presented as a target. Its low- freeboard deck-only 18 inches (46 cm) above the water-with a single gun turret gave it the appearance of a "cheesebox on a raft", according to observers of the time. The novel design of the ship, distinguished by its revolving turret and low profile, was quickly duplicated and established the monitor type of warship for use in shallow coastal waters. The Monitor is noted for its role in the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, when it fought indecisively against the casemate ironclad, CSS Virginia. USS Monitor was an iron-hulled, steam-powered warship-built during the American Civil War-as the first ironclad warship commissioned by the Union Navy. The first US Navy ironclad ship, the USS Monitor, exhibited a low surface profile.
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