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The USS Monitor was the first Union submarine (it was, in reality, only semi-submersible).
The USS Merrimac(k) was salvaged by the Confederate Navy and plated with iron (iron clad) and commissioned as the CSS Virginia.
The Monitor and the Virginia went at it in the Battle of Hampton Roads. This went down in history as the first battle between two ironclads.
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What was the greatest naval battle of the civil war including iron clad ships?
The Battle of Mobile Bay.
What are the names of the two famous iron clad ships?
The two most famous iron-clad ships of the civil war era were the Union's USS Monitor, and the Confederacy's CSS Virginia. They were made famous when they fought at the battle of Hampton Roads, the first confrontation between two iron-clads. (Found on many other sites also, please remember the sites that this was found on may or my not be true)
What were some inventions during the Civil War?
Land mines, fixed ammunition, repeating rifles, boots designed to fit a certain foot, the morse telegraph, iron clad ships, steam powered warships, and submarines to name a few
How was the city of Charleston affected by the Civil War?
It was blockaded by Union ships and cut off from supplies.
What inventions were invented during the Civil War and how were they used?
Off the top of my head I can think of the land mine, the machine gun, the repeating rifle, the practical iron clad warship and the gun turret. They were all used to kill people. Michael Montagne - also there was the hot air balloons for reconnaissance missions
What was a technological advance in the Civil War?
iron clad ships
3 andvancements in the civil war?
Iron Clad Ships, Better Rifles, and More advanced cannons.
What was the greatest naval battle of the civil war including iron clad ships?
The Battle of Mobile Bay.
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.
How many ships went down in the battle of the iron clads?
Ironclads were sunk by mines (called torpedos in the Civil War). No iron clad was sunk during surface actions.
What are the names of the two famous iron clad ships?
The two most famous iron-clad ships of the civil war era were the Union's USS Monitor, and the Confederacy's CSS Virginia. They were made famous when they fought at the battle of Hampton Roads, the first confrontation between two iron-clads. (Found on many other sites also, please remember the sites that this was found on may or my not be true)
What types of ships were used in the American Civil War?
Monitor and Merrimack (vessel ships). Only fought once. Made of iron at the front. Ironclad ships were a new invention. These ships were covered with iron plates that would deflect shells. Tin-clad ships were river boats that were lightly protected by iron. "Blockade Runners" were a name applied to a varitey of fast ocean ships that were used to get through the Union blockade.
When did America use iron and steel ships?
the american civil war
What new weapons made war on the American Civil War battlefield more deadly?
Cannons, updated and more modern guns. The use of floating mines and iron clad ships also changed warfare at sea. Improvements in transportation with trains and steam ships made troops more mobile.
What kind of ships were used in the civil war?
Mostly wind propelled wooden ships. At the time of the civil war however, the navy began converting the old wood and sail ships to iron steamships. For much of the war, there was an equal mix of both.
What developments in technology changed warfare during the civil war?
The use of hot air balloons for observing the enemy, the invention of the telegraph, the use of the machine gun, development of iron clad ships, submarines, land mines, development and use of railroads for war use, to name but a few
What were the ships that were in the Civil War?
The ships in the Civil War were called the Ironclad.
