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The inventor of the USS Monitor was John Ericsson. It was a an ironclad warship of radical design. It was the first ironclad with a canon mounted on a revolving turret. The USS Monitor's turret was widely copied in other nations.

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Lieutenant John L Worden was the first commander of the ship, including in its famous five-hour fight against the CSS Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads. (When Worden was injured during the battle, his executive officer, Samuel D. Greene, took command.

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Answer Lt. John L. Worden Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monitor

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lt. John Worden

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