Battle of Hampton Roads
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The Battle of Hampton Roads, also referred to as the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack or the Battle of Ironclads, was a naval battle during the American Civil War.
1889 illustration of the battle
CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack)
USS Monitor
Virginia drives Congress away from her anchorage
USS Monitor
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USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, becoming the first such ship commissioned by the Navy. Monitor played a
Battle of Hampton Roads
…centers, Norfolk and Richmond, from international trade. This battle was significant in that it was the first combat between ironclad warships, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia. The Confederate fleet consisted of the ironclad ram Virginia (built from remnants of the burned steam frigate USS Merrimack) and…
John Ericsson designed Monitor.
Model of Monitor
Inboard plans of Monitor