STC355133 Crew of the original \'Monitor\' on deck, 1862 (b/w photo) by Brady, Mathew (1823-96) & studio; Private Collection; (add.info.: The USS Monitor, designed by the Swedish engineer John Ericsson, was launched on January 30th 1862; she was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy and is famous for her participation in the first ever battle between two ironclad warships, the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9th 1862, during the American Civil War; she was the prototype for the monitor class of warship;); The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright.