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The Merrimac,
it proved that neither ship was stronger.
Lincoln won
monitor and merrimac were in a draw
It was a draw.
Catesby Jones
1862
March 9 1862
The USS Monitor and the USS Merrimac were both vessels in the US Navy. They did not fight. The Merrimac was sunk at the beginning of the war. The Confederate Navy took the remains of the Merrimac and used it to create the Ironclad CSS Virginia. The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia fought a battle near Hampton Roads Virginia.
The battle of Monitor vs. Merrimack (renamed the CSS Virginia) was fought on the 8th and 9th of March in the year 1862 in Hampton Roads, Virginia The Monitor did not arrive in time for the first day of the battle.
No. The battle had no clear winner.
The Merrimac and the Monitor Battle OR the Ironclad Battle