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Master Gunner
USS Monitor was among the coastal and river going vessels not designed for the sea (as her sinking surely proved) and she was commissioned in February 1862. HMS Warrior was the first ocean going iron hulled vessel and was commissioned in August 1861 so she was the first in all respects that count save one. USS Monitor was the first ship to have an armored revolving turret - a feature that was of course to make all the difference in the world.