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How were the Merrimac and the Monitor different from other ships of their time?
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They were called ironclads because instead of being made entirely of wood, they had metal sheeting over the top of the ships. The Monitor looked more like a submarine than a ship.. The "deck" was barely above the water and it had a round turret that could swivel and fire a cannon. The other ship was named The Merrimac and looked as if a regular wooden ship had a metal tent across the decks. It also had cannons. Both ships saw action in the American War Between the States. They fought each other in March of 1862 and neither ship won. But since the Union Monitor prevented the CSA's Merrimac from running the Union blockade of Hampton Roads, Virginia, the Monitor is considered the winning side. The Merrimac was not intended to run the Union blocade, but to ruin the Union blockade by destroying the Union warships so the blocade runners could travel to the CSA from Europe unopposed. The Union had five warships at Hampton Roads, and the Merrimac destroyed two of them before the Monitor arrived to defend the third ship. As another difference, the French and British navies each had an ironclad before the war began, but they had sails in addition to steam power. The Monitor and Merrimac were the first major warships powered by steam only. The US Navy specified sails for the Monitor, but John Ericsson ignored the specification.
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What were the to ironclad ships in the civil war?
The Merrimac(the south's ship) and the Monitor(the North's ship)
How many union ships did the Merrimac sink?
The Merrimac sunk 2 ships in the Hampton Roads.
Where was the location of the Battle of the Ironclads?
The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac during the US Civil War. It was the first time two ironclad ships had fought each other.
Why were the ironclad ships called Merrimack and the Monitor?
They weren't. They were the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was built from the hull of the USS Merrimac, which was sunk and burned by the Union when they left the shipyard.
Why were the ironclad ships called the monitor and the Merrimack?
They weren't. They were the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was built from the hull of the USS Merrimac, which was sunk and burned by the Union when they left the shipyard.
Who was Monitor for in the Monitor and Merrimack's battle?
First, they were not submarines- they were ships that had iron plating (instead of just wood). They were very low to the water, but not subs. Secondly, the ships were the United States Monitor, and the Confederate States Virginia, which had been rebuilt on the hull of a ship originally called the Merrimac.
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.
Was there an ironclad ship in the Civil War called the Monitor?
YES. IT FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF HAMPTON RHODES AGAINST THE IRONCLAD MERRIMAC IN THE WORLDS FIRST BATTLE OF IRONCLAD SHIPS
How were the Merrimac and Monitor similar?
The Merrimac (this was its old name when it was a US Navy ship - it had been burned down to the waterline and sunk, raised and rebuilt by the Confederates, and renamed the CSS Virginia) were both steam-powered ships. Both were "ironclads", meaning the exterior of the ships were covered with protective armor. Both looked like no other ship ever had, and together they revolutionized naval warfare, and made the warships of all other nations obsolete overnight.
What happened to the Monitor and the Merrimack?
The USS Monitor was the first ironclad built by Ericsson for the Union Navy. The USS Merrimac was a steam ship that was in dock in the Norfolk shipyards when the Confederates captured the city. It was burned to the waterline.
What two ships fought each other in the US Civil War for the first time?
You may be thinking of the first ironclad battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimac). Or, perhaps you want the famous duel between CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge.
What was the iron-clads ships names?
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac). They fought on the second day of the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, but their inconclusive duel is more commonly known today as the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, or the battle of the ironclads. Not only was this the first time two ironclads fought in the US Civil War, it was the first time in war history that two ironclads fought each other.
