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Revision as of 00:18, 15 February 2008
Painting of CSS Virginia (left) against the Monitor.
The USS Monitor was a 19th century steamship employed by the United States of America during the American Civil War, which was outfitted with iron plating and a rotating turret with two large cannon.
The Monitor later took part in the historic Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between ironclad vessels, when it stood off against the Confederate's own ironclad CSS Virgina.
A painting depicting this battle was stored in the USS Enterprise's library computer in 2254, and was among the materials viewed by the Talosians when they scanned the Enterprise computer. (TOS: "The Cage")
Background
The Monitor was later referenced by Abraham Lincoln in what would be a deleted scene taken from "The Savage Curtain". In this scene, Lincoln, who is amazed at the wonders of the Enterprise states, "We thought our Monitor the most formidable vessel imaginable. An iron ship that floated on water! You can imagine my amazement at an iron ship that floats on air..." [1]