 was a part of the blockade for the Hampton Roads area and the water you see behind us. She represented the Union and protected the area on patrol. The Minnesota was part of the Battle of Hampton Roads as well as the Monitor. The Minnesota came under fire from the Merrimack and the Monitor intercepted the fire and protected the Minnesota during that battle. And the Minnesota was able to free herself from the navigation restraint she was put in and continue the fight. The Monitor solidified her place in naval history as the first battle of the clash of the iron clads at that point in time and it totally changed the way the Navy ships did battle. Well the Monitor protected the steam frigate Minnesota and the Battle of the Hampton Roads and the third ship Minnesota is a submarine building built in Hampton Roads and just so a couple miles up the road from where the third ship the submarine Minnesota is being built the remains of the Monitor are being restored at the Mariners Museum in Newport News. It's always a great honor to be part of remembering those who have given their life for the defense of the country but it's especially rewarding to be part of this internment because of the link that has between the Monitor and the Minnesota. The Navy always emphasizes history tradition and it's a great honor to be part of the internment of the sailors who lost their life during their service on board the Monitor. The USS Minnesota and the USS Monitor were there to effectively blockade for you know to keep all the other incoming ships out and the Minnesota ended up getting stranded on the rocks and the Monitor was there to take care of it which started the Battle of Hampton. I think it's a great honor that we are looking after sailors in the past. I mean it's the America way to look after the soldiers and sailors in the past and this is you know this was part of the American Navy at the time and we look after our own and to see that they make it to the rifle resting place and are honored the way that they should be I mean it's a great thing to do and we should do it for everyone. We are finally bringing them home after they were on the bottom of the ocean for all those years. 151 years.