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The Confederates took the hull of the USS Merrimack that had been burned to the waterline and sunk in Norfolk shipyard. They salvaged the engines and used it to create the CSS Virginia by creating a superstructure of thick wood and steel plates.

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What was the confederates ship called?

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Who sunk the merrimack?

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What Union ship fought the Confederate Merrimack in 1862?

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Where is the Merrimack Public Library in Merrimack located?

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Who or what was the Merrimack?

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Where is the Merrimack Historical Society in Merrimack New Hampshire located?

The address of the Merrimack Historical Society is: Po Box 1525, Merrimack, NH 03054-1525


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When was Merrimack College created?

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Why did they name the first ironclads Monitor and Merrimack?

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What is the phone number of the Merrimack Historical Society in Merrimack New Hampshire?

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