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.
The Union Ironclad Ship that was built to compete with the Confederate Ironclad was called the U.S.S. Monitor and the Confederate Ironclad was called the Merrimack (more accurately, the CSS Virginia).
The southern ironclad was the CSS Virginia. It was built upon the partially destroyed hull of the former USS 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.
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.
CSS Savannah - ironclad - ended on 1864-12-21.
CSS Savannah - ironclad - was created on 1863-06-30.
The southern ironclad was the CSS Virginia. It was built upon the partially destroyed hull of the former USS Merrimack.
Luckily for the South the iron plates needed to fit the new CSS Virginia into an ironclad were fairly close to the Norfolk navy base. The plates were manufactured by the Tredegar Iron works in Richmond, Virginia.
Confederate States Ship
The Css Virgina
The battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia changed the way warships were built. The two ships were both ironclad warships.