USS Cumberland (1842)
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The first USS Cumberland was a 50-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy. She was the first ship sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia.
USS Cumberland
Cumberland holding a grand ball in the harbor of La Spezia, Kingdom of Sardinia, 1853
Depiction of Cumberland after her conversion from a frigate to a sloop of war.
CSS Virginia ramming and sinking Cumberland, 1862.
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.
USS Cumberland (1842)
…the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) at Newport News, Virginia on 8 March 1862. The engagement known as the first day of the Battle of Hampton Roads between the two ships is considered to be a turning point in the history of world naval affairs as it showed the advantage of steam-powered, armored…
1889 illustration of the battle
CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack)
USS Monitor
Virginia drives Congress away from her anchorage