How Long Is USS Monitor? 52 m (171 ft) Compared | Magnitudle

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USS Monitor (52 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), USS Monitor (52 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

About the same length as an Olympic swimming pool
About 2 would fit end to end along a football (soccer) pitch
As long as about 2 tennis courts end to end
As long as about 4 city buses end to end
About 56% of the height of the Statue of Liberty

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Facts about USS Monitor

USS Monitor's low, armored hull and revolving turret made it a radical design that changed naval warfare in 1862.

Source: Naval History and Heritage Command: USS Monitor

Military

Name	Size	Compared with USS Monitor
SR-71 Blackbird	32.7 m (107 ft)	0.63×
Mil Mi-6 Hook	33.2 m (109 ft)	0.64×
Ancient Greek Trireme	37 m (121 ft)	0.71×
Mil Mi-26	40 m (131 ft)	0.77×
USS Monitor	52 m (171 ft)	this page
B-52 Stratofortress	56.4 m (185 ft)	1.1×
USS Constitution	62 m (203 ft)	1.2×
Type VII U-boat	67 m (220 ft)	1.3×
HMS Victory	69 m (226 ft)	1.3×
Type XXI U-boat	76.7 m (252 ft)	1.5×

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