SCW Library Special Collections
U.S.S. MONITOR DRAWINGS - SCW.015
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- SCW Library Special Collections
- Title
- The U.S.S. Monitor Drawings
- ID
- SCW.015
- Date [inclusive]
- 1860-1865
- Extent
- 3.0 Linear feet
- Language
- English
- Graphic materials [Folder]
- 1
Biographical/Historical note
The USS Monitor was the first ironclad built for the US Navy, during the time of the Civil War in the United States. On October 4, 1861 the Federal Government contracted with John Ericsson for an ironclad Monitor. The Monitor, as Ericsson himself named his creation, was laid down at the Continental Iron Works, October 25, 1861. She was launched exactly one hundred days later, January 30, 1862, and turned over to the government and commissioned a month after that. Charles William MacCord joined DeLamater Iron Works, NYC and became the Chief draughtsman with Captain John Ericsson from 1859 to 1868. During this time MacCord drew at least 34 of the "Monitor" drawings. MacCord was also the first chairman of the Mechanical Drawing Department at the Stevens Institute of Technology in 1871, when the school first opened.
The Monitor is most famous for her role in the world's first naval battle between two ironclad warships. In the Battle of Hampton Roads, on March 9, 1862, the Monitor fought the ironclad CSS Virginia (formerly called the USS Merrimac) of the Confederate States Navy. Neither the Monitor nor the Virginia was the first of the world's warships to be armored with metal, but both were among the first to have their potential capabilities tested in a naval battle. After their battle, the U.S. Navy cancelled all plans to build wooden warships Today, the remains of the Monitor rest on the ocean floor off North Carolina's Outer Banks, where the ship sank in a storm on December 31, 1862. Discovered in 1973, the Monitor wreck site was designated the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS) and is managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains the original technical drawings of the USS Monitor.
Arrangement note
These drawings are arranged and organized into their original order as
Administrative Information
Publication Information
SCW Library Special Collections
Provenance
In 1858 Charles William MacCord joined DeLamater Iron Works, NYC and became the Chief draftsman with Captain John Ericsson from 1859 to 1868. During this time MacCord drew at least 34 of the Monitor drawings. In 1868 MacCord became Chief draftsman for the "Stevens Battery" in Hoboken. By 1871 he was asked to organize and direct the Department of Mechanical Drawing at the newly-founded Stevens Institute of Technology. In 1906 Dr. MacCord was name Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Drawing.
Dr. MacCord willed the drawings of the "Monitor" to Dr. Franklin DeRonde Furman, Dean of Stevens Institute of Technology and successor to Prof. MacCord as chairman of the Mechanical Drawing Department. In 1944 Dr. Furman's widow presented the "Monitor" drawings to Stevens Institute of Technology.
Digital collection
Item-level description and digital versions of the drawings are available for searching via the New Jersey Digital Highway online image database.
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
- Naval history.
- United States--History--1783-1865.
- USS Monitor (Ironclad)
Collection Inventory
U.S.S. Monitor Drawings Inventory |
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Drawing 1: Main cylinder of Monitor. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 2: Section of cylinder of Monitor. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 3: Vertical section of turret. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 4: Bulwarks and side armor. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. [Catalog no. 69, page 201] |
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Drawing 5: Eccentric rods and straps, eccentrics and reversing gear. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 6: Hose thimbles for pendulum beams of turret roof. Draftsman, unknown. |
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Drawing 7: MISSING |
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Drawing 8: MISSING |
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Drawing 9: Return valve with feed pipe. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 10: Shield for turret. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 11: Hand wheel for gun carriage. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 12: Force pump valve chanber and air vessel injection cock and high pressure escape valve. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 13: Valve chests, valves and valve stems. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 14: After body of Monitor. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 15: Transverse section through turret. Draftsmen, C.W. MacCord and J.G.A. Meyer (lithograph from drawing by Mr. Weisenborn?). There are two different versions of this drawing. |
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Drawing 16: Steam and discharge pipes, steam stop valves, and safety valves. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 17: Deck beam bracket and stanchions. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 18: Battery turret gear. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 19: Traverse section of bulwark and armor. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 20: Battery turret braces. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 21: Gun carriage guide rollers. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 22: Traverse section. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 23: Propeller shaft. Draftsman, Capt. Ericcson. |
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Drawing 24: Battery engine, air pump and condenser. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 25: Brackets and pillow blocks for valve levers. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. [additional smaller drawing] |
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Drawing 26:Skeleton (battery engine). Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 27: Battery template for gun carriage. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 32: Roller for gun carriage. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 28: Internal steam pipe. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 29: Throttle valve and slip joint. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 30: "Cog" wheels. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 31: Roller for gun carriage. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 33: Turret roof guide pieces. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 34: Spindle and thimbles for friction gear on gun carriage. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 35: Safety valve weight. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 36: Stanchions for turret frame. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 37: Rectangular shape, 50" x 40" x 30." Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 38: Engine cylinder, valve seat, crank connceting rods, attachments, etc. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 39: Condenser. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 40: Pilot house. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 41: Drawing shows "Deck," "straight line from stem to stern," "side," and "W.L." lines. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 42: Upper bearing of turret shaft. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 43: Bracket for turret shaft. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 44: Reversing gear. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 45: Main (turret) bulkhead. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 46: Battery "Turret braces" shows turret beams and turret details. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 47: Main engine reversing gear. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 48: Turret braces. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 49: Propeller. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 50-A: Main links, rock shafts and connecting rods. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 50-B: Main links, rock shafts and connecting rods. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 50-C: Battery engine main rock shafts, and levers. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 51: Turret gear details. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 52-A: Main engine, starting gear detail. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 52-B: Injection gear. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 53: Detail of turret gear. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 54: Battery engine bulkheads. Draftsman, C.W. Macord. |
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Drawing 55: Blower engines. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 56: MISSING |
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Drawing 57-A: Turret details. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 57-B: Turret details. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 58: Sounding apparatus details. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 59: Turret details. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 60: Steering gear. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 61: Plate box over propeller, rudder, stern braces, etc. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 62: To illustrate extent of Monitor rolling. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 63: Gun carriage. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 64: Air pump rod, bucket, crosshead, connecting rod, and lever with plungers of force pump. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 65: Reversing gear. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 66: Battery. Tiller. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 67: Turret. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 68: Main crank and propeller shaft, with stuffing box. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 69: Turret shaft and clutch. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 70: Smoke pipe and doors for boilers. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 71: Cut-off valve movement. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 72: Air pump connecting rod. Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 73: Engine of "Daylight" modified for Monitor, altering pattern. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 74: Swedish gun boat. Draftsman, Mr. Lassoe. |
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Drawing 75: Cross section of Swedish gun boat. Draftsman, Mr. Lassoe. |
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Drawing 76: Swedish gun boat (turret), longitudinal section and plan. Draftsman, Mr. Lassoe. |
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Drawing 77-A: Transverse section, showing motive engine and ventilator. Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. 1862 |
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Drawing 77-B: Transverse section of Dictator (Monitor type). Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 77-C: Transverse section of Dictator (Monitor type). Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 77-E: Transverse section of Dictator (Monitor type). Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 77-D: Tansverse section of Dictator (Monitor type). Draftsman, C.W. MacCord. |
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Drawing 78: Ericsson vibrating lever engine of "Judith." Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 79: Shows boning machine for turret (not for the Monitor). Draftsman, Capt. Ericsson. |
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Drawing 80: Swedish gun boat, could be operated by engine or by man power. Draftsman, Mr. Lassoe. |
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Drawing (unnumbered): Two small drawings of interior gears and mechanics. Draftsman is unknown. |
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