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Was the uss monitor on the unions side?
Yes. That's why it was called 'USS'. Ships of the Confederate Navy were 'CSS'.
When did the USS Monitor sink?
December 31, 1862 was the date that it sank.
What was the name of the union warship?
The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
What was the northern ironclad ship called?
This ship was the USS Monitor. She became famous after duelling inconclusively with the Merrimack, or CSS Virginia, on March 9th 1863 off Hampton Roads, Virginia.
What is the name of the first union ironclad?
The first practical Union ironclad was the USS Monitor. While the Monitor carried only two guns, they were superior to the fixed broadsides of the Confederate CSS Virginia (the original name of the ship was "Merrimac", which is how the ship is widely known) because the Monitor's guns were in a rotating turret which could be aimed in any direction. The fixed cannon of the Virginia could be turned only slightly; in order to turn the guns, they needed to turn the ship.
How many times was the USS monitor used?
the uss monitor was used once in battle and then sunk shortly after in a wavy storm.
How many Cannons did the USS Monitor have?
2 in the Turrets
How many people died on the USS North Carolina?
15
When was USS Monitor created?
USS Monitor was created on 1862-02-25.
How many USS Monitor crew mrmbers died during the ironclad battle?
None. One died on the Virginia however. Note that the Monitor did not sink during the battle. It sunk in a storm when it was being towed for repairs.
How much money was spent to make the USS Monitor?
$275,000 was spent for the construction of the USS Monitor.
How many people died on the USS Virginia?
See: http://www.usswestvirginia.org/crewlost.htm
Who built the USS monitor?
The USS Monitor was commissioned on January 30, 1862.
Where was the USS Monitor constructed?
The USS Monitor was built in a shipyard in New York. Its designer was John Ericsson, an inventor for the Union.
How many people died in the USS Shaw?
The USS Shaw lost 24 crewmen KIA (Killed in Action) during the Pearl Harbor attack.
What was the humorous nickname of the USS Monitor?
The USS Monitor was a Union warship of radical design. Its detractors gave it the nickname of the "cheesebox on a raft".
What price did the Union pay for its new USS Monitor?
The cost of building the USS Monitor was $275,000. This was a large amount of money for 1861.
