Intro | Galley | Deck | Canopy | Wardroom | Officer's Cabin | Captain's Cabin | Captain's Stateroom | Turret | Pilothouse | Chain Locker | Berth Deck | Engine Room - Forward | Engine Room - Aft Deck The Monitor's deck reached barely 18 inches above waterline. The only permanent features that rose above the deck were the revolving gun turret amidships and the armored pilothouse up at the bow. Monitor designer John Ericsson designed all other features of the ship, including smoke boxes, ventilator boxes, bits, bollards, and so on, to be removed prior to going into combat. When the crew launched the ship, they had no special davits at their disposal to hang the Monitor's boats, so they simply dragged the boats up on deck and tied them down. Tour the Monitor | Behind the Scenes Eyewitness to the Battle | Steam Machine | Resources Transcript | Site Map | Lincoln's Secret Weapon Home Previous Sites | Adventures | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule Teachers | Site Map | Search | Shop | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated October 2000