NOAA Ocean Explorer: Cultural Heritage Gallery

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This gallery contains images of submerged shipwrecks, artifacts, and other cultural treasures that are the focus of several expeditions. Click on any image to view a larger version and additional information.

Collection 2003/2004 - Titanic
Collection 2003 - Steamship Portland
Collection 2002 - USS Monitor
Collection 2001 - Thunder Bay

The gallery collection below focuses on the shipwreck RMS Titanic.

Slideshows

Titanic 04 June 4-6 Slideshow	Titanic 04 June 3 Slideshow	Titanic 04 June 2 Slideshow	Titanic 04 June 1 Slideshow


Titanic 03 Slideshow

Images

A view of the bow and railing of the Titanic. (HR)	A close-up of the Titanic's bow. (HR)	A view of the steering motor on the bridge of the Titanic. (HR)	Titanic detached rusticles below port side anchor. (HR)


A rusticle hanging from the stern section of the RMS Titanic shows secondary growths during maturation. (HR)	Rusticles growing down from Titanic's stern section. (HR)	A view of the bow of the Titanic from a camera mounted on the outside of the Mir I submersible. (HR)	Rusticles are observed growing over most of the pipes and fixtures in the room. (HR)

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Portland Collection

The collection below focuses on the shipwreck Steamship Portland.

Images

A brass patent log found from the wrecksite.	The captain’s toilet found at the stern of the ship.	A chrysan- themum- like anemone and a tulip-like boltenia.	Cusk swim near another shipwreck.


One of the Palmer's trestletrees lies on the seafloor.	A towline is still attached to the forward bit	The broken part of the end of the bowsprit .	The complete Palmer and Crary wrecksite .


A cup sits in an area that was probably the ship’s galley.	A cast iron chimneys that supported the thinner metal stacks.	A diamond-shaped walking beam.	The narrow edge of the Portland's bow.


Steamship Portland side scan sonar image.

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Monitor Collection

The collection below focuses on the shipwreck Civil War ironclad, USS Monitor.

Video

Monitor underwater footage	Monitor turret video	Recovering the turret plan

Images

coal	gun rods	standing on the spider	buttons with Navy insignia


flatware artifact	buttons in situ	lantern artifact	fork artifact


ring artifact	fork artifact	wool coat artifact	Boot artifact


wood boxes	comb artifact	graphic of turret from portside	guns


Dahlgren cannon graphic upside-down	shield artifact	lantern chimney	paper artifact


Jeffers and dents from cannons	Sailors on roof of the Monitor	Monitor sailors	Stanchions


Indents where turret once laid	closeup of turret	Turret lifted out of the water	Excavated turret


spider over water	spider over turret	Dahlgren cannon underwater	turret underwater


Monitor site profile and plan	Recovered artifacts from the Monitor	Recovered artifacts from the Monitor	Sunken turret of the Monitor


Deterioration of the Monitor	Sunken hull of the Monitor	Photomosaic of the Monitor	Recovered propeller and portion of shaft


Propeller	Battle at Hampton Roads	Starboard profile of USS Monitor	CSS Virginia and USS Monitor Battle


Launch of the USS Monitor at the Continental Iron Works in Greenpoint, NY.	Sinking of USS Monitor	Crew on deck	Officers standing by turret


Portside view of Engine	Turret diagram	Profile of the Monitor	Wardroom of the Monitor


Sonar image of Monitor

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Thunder Bay Collection

The collection below focuses on the shipwrecks of Thunder Bay.

Images

Photo of the New Orleans	Side scan image of the New Orleans	Photo of the Montana	Side scan image of the Montana


Photo of the Grecian	Side scan image of the Grecian	Photo of the D.R. Hanna	Side scan image of the D.R. Hanna


Photo of the Isaac M. Scott	Side scan sonar image of the Isaac M. Scott	Drawing of the Pewabic	Side scan image of the Pewabic


Photo of the Monrovia	Side scan image of the Monrovia	Side scan sonar of the Viator	Side scan sonar of the Cornelia B. Windiate


Side scan image of the E.B. Allen

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