- Ericsson, John (1803-1889)@
- First Iron-Clad Monitor, The
 - Account of the construction of the Monitor written by Gideon Welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy. - Loss of the Monitor, The
- First-person account of the sinking of the ship in a gale off Cape Hatteras in 1862.
- Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
- Protects the wreck of the famed Civil War ironclad. Includes virtual tour of the wreck, expedition reports, and research programmes.
- NOVA Online: Lincoln's Secret Weapon
- Includes QTVR tour of rooms throughout the vessel, sailors' letters describing the Monitor's battle with the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads, and description of how engines worked.
- USS Monitor
- Overview of the ship from its conception by John Ericsson through its short career as a warship, its loss in 1862, the discovery of its wreck in 1973, and current conservation efforts. From the Mariners' Museum.
- USS Monitor, First Ironclad
- Describes the development and construction of the ship and its importance in the lineage of the American Battleship.
- Wikipedia: USS Monitor
- User-generated article about USS Monitor, the ironclad warship designed by the Swedish engineer, John Ericsson.
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