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When was the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack?
The Union Monitor and the Confederate Merrimack, renamed the Virginia, traded blows in Hampton Roads for several hours but neither was able to disable the other. Eventually both ships retreated to...
It was the first major battle of ironclad ships . The first time they used the steel for ships. second major battle in Va. Fought in the waters of Hampton Roads/Norfolk.
The fight between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (Merrimack) took place March 9, 1862 during the Battle of Hampton Roads. Neither ship could gain the upper hand in the battle and it is...