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Office of Marine Programs
University of Rhode Island
Narragansett Bay Campus
Narragansett, RI 02882-1197
Phone: 401-874-6211
Fax: 401-874-6486
Email: OMP@gso.uri.edu

**Acoustic and Optical Imaging Survey of the USS Monitor Shipwreck Site**

Chief Scientist: Dwight Coleman / URI GSO
Port/Location: USS Monitor wreck site, off the Virginia Coast
Dates: July 15 -19, 2006

Meet the Teacher:
	Eric Towle

	View pictures from this expedition!

Using the most sensitive and technologically advanced Remote Operating Vehicles (ROV’s), the team produced a very detailed map of the shipwreck site. The high-resolution digital still and video imagery that was collected will be used to generate a high quality photomosaic (photographic mosaic) of one of the greatest American technological innovations of the 19th century. The ROV’s, ARGUS and LITTLE HERCULES were the primary tools for this expedition. The expedition also used a satellite telecommunication link to broadcast streaming video feeds and answered questions from shore in real time.