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It sank in a storm. The waves washed over the deck and entered the air intakes and put out the engine fires. Without the assistance of the steam powered pumps the crew was unable to pump out water faster than it came in and it sank taking 16 of the 62 man crew to a watery grave off Cape Hatteras.
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During the civil war what was nicknamed cheese box on a raft?
The Union ironclad USS Monitor was referred to as a "cheesebox on a raft".
What side did ironclad warship Monitor belong to during the civil war?
The USS Monitor was a Union, United States ship.
What were the names of the Iron-clad ships that battled to a draw during the Civil War?
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was originally the USS Merrimac.
What was the Norths Ironclad during the civil war?
The first ironclad of the North was the USS Monitor. Afterwards it built many ironclad ships, many based on the design of the Monitor.
What is another name for the CSS Virginia?
The CSS Virginia was converted into the ironclad ship from the hull of the U.S.S. Merrimack. The Virginia eventually fought the USS Monitor during the civil war.
What type of civil war weapon is a tin can on a shingle?
USS Monitor
What ship did the USS Kearsarge sink during the Civil War?
CSS Alabama
During the civil war what was nicknamed cheese box on a raft?
The Union ironclad USS Monitor was referred to as a "cheesebox on a raft".
What side did ironclad warship Monitor belong to during the civil war?
The USS Monitor was a Union, United States ship.
Who built monitor type ironclads for the North after the USS Monitor?
Based on the blueprints of the USS Monitor, ship building pioneer, Donald McKay built monitor type ironclads for the Union's navy during the US Civil War.
What were the names of the Iron-clad ships that battled to a draw during the Civil War?
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was originally the USS Merrimac.
What is a Yankee cheese-box?
A Yankee cheese-box is one of a group of American Civil War-era ironclad ships such as the USS Monitor or USS Montauk.
What was the Norths Ironclad during the civil war?
The first ironclad of the North was the USS Monitor. Afterwards it built many ironclad ships, many based on the design of the Monitor.
How many crew members on the USS Monitor?
Monitor was a Nebula class star ship it carried a compliment of 750 crew and officers the civil war Monitor carried 62 officers and crew
Why were the names monitor and merrimack famous during the civil war?
It was the first time iron ships fought against each other. Officially it was the USS Monitor against the CSS Virginia. The Virginia was made from the sunken hull of the USS Merrimack.
Name the first union ironclad warship that fought the first sea battle in the civil war?
USS Monitor, CSS Virginia was the Confederate vessel.
Who invented the USS Monitor?
The first Union ironclad warship for the Union in the US Civil War was the USS Monitor. It was designed by Swedish engineer, John Ericsson. The ship was unique in that it was the first warship to have a revolving turret. This enabled the ship to always be able to aim its cannons on an enemy warship. The USS Monitor was built in 1862 and battled the CSS Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads.
