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The union one was the U.S.S. Moniter created by John Ericsson. The Confederacys' was the C.S.S. Virginia, a former wooden vessel named the U.S.S. Merrimac. The Confederates captured it when they took Gosport Naval Yard in Virginia. (now known as Norfolk Naval Shipyard)
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What was a technological advance in the Civil War?
iron clad ships
The Battle of Hampton Roads was significant because?
Iron clad ships were introduced into battle
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.
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.
What was the North's iron clad ship called?
The USS Monitor.
What were the iron clad ships?
boats
What was the iron clad ships called?
The USS Monitor.
What was a technological advance in the Civil War?
iron clad ships
What were the names of confederate iron clad ships?
Virginia, Manassas (Iron clad ram-boat), Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Stonewall, Chicora, Alabama, Albemarle.
Who were the 2 iron-cald warships and which side did they fight for?
Monitor is the iron clad fighting for the Union. Virginia is the iron clad fighting for the Confederacy. Both ships were equaly matched resulting in a stalemate.
The Battle of Hampton Roads was significant because?
Iron clad ships were introduced into battle
Why were the ships called ironclads?
Because over their wooden hull the builders had applied a coating of iron, which clad them completely even under the water line, so they had been actually clad with iron: "Ironclad".
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 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)
Civil war iron clad ships?
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.
When was Iron Clad Building created?
Iron Clad Building was created in 1862.
