"Just as the crew of the Monitor fought tirelessly to keep their 'old-time knight in armour' afloat, so have many worked tirelessly since her loss to keep their commitment to her, and to the 16 sailors who answered the call-to-arms of a young nation in peril, and paid the ultimate price, " said Kathryn Sullivan, acting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) administrator.
BBC: USS Monitor sailors laid to rest at Arlington cemetery