identify artifacts recovered from the wreck of the USS Monitor. off the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). high-energy X-ray machine. for ship construction. beneath decades of marine growth and encrustation. and a tread from the engine room floor. unit, who helped coordinate the X-ray efforts. and X-rays of the recovered items. The Monitor was the U.S. 9, 1862. history of The Mariners' Museum. and CEO John Hightower. Grumman Newport News for a neighbor and partner," said Dr. Broadwater, manager, NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary Program. been invaluable in the complex process of analyzing Monitor artifacts. of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines. vessels. The Newport News sector employs about 18,000 people. from the USS Monitor.