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Dr. Clive Cussler will present the keynote speech to christen
the replica of the U.S.S. Monitor on June 11th, 2006,
in Newport News, Virginia. The full-scale exhibit replicates
the U.S.S. Monitor, which fought the historic first engagement
between ironclads during the Civil War at nearby Hampton
Roads. The replica is part of a new addition to the Mariners
Museum dedicated to the Monitor, featuring important artifacts,
recovered from the wreck site off Cape Hatteras, North
Carolina.
Dr. Cussler will be signing books at the museum at
12 P.M., followed by the christening ceremony scheduled
for 2 P.M. The Mariners’ Museum is free and open
to the public on June 11. Following the Christening,
visitors are welcome to tour the Museum and enjoy a
variety of family programming within the galleries.
For further information, see www.mariner.org.
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