The designer, John Ericsson, proposed the name Monitor for the warship. Monitor means one who admonishes and corrects wrongdoers
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.
The USS Monitor was a Union warship of radical design. Its detractors gave it the nickname of the "cheesebox on a raft".
The USS Merrimack had been burned and scuttled when Union forces abandoned Norfolk, Virginia. When the Confederates raised it and made it an ironclad, it was renamed the CSS Virginia. The "Monitor" was the US ironclad and it monitored possible reef or torpedo damage. The name was also thought to infer that this warship would "monitor" the seas and be vigilante for threats.
Old Ironsides
One example: USS Enterprise (CV-6)
The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
The warship Monitor was developed in 1862
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The ironclad Monitor was a warship of the Union Navy.
The USS Monitor was a US warship. The CSS Virginia was a Confederate warship. While it was considered a draw, the Virginia did not see action again.
The USS Monitor was a Union, United States ship.
USS Monitor, CSS Virginia was the Confederate vessel.
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.
The USS Monitor was a Union warship of radical design. Its detractors gave it the nickname of the "cheesebox on a raft".
The Monitor was a Union warship. It fought the Merrimac(k) and lost on March 9 1862
Cruisers are a warship. They are larger than a destroyer.