The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
The nickname is "Old Ironsides" for its tough oak timbers.The USS Constitution famously sank the British warship HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812."Old Ironsides" is the nickname for the warship USS Constitution.
USS Merrimac became the CSS Virginia.
The USS Constitution/ The Constitution
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USS Constitution
The Union warship USS Monitor defeated the Confederate warship USS Merrimack in the Battle of Hampton Roads. This is also known as the Battle of the Ironclads.
The first ship to arrive was the USS Cecil Doyle (DE-368), whose Captain had been alerted by a Navy PBY that it had spotted the survivors in the water (by sheer happenstance). Other ships involved: USS Helm (DD-388) USS Madison (DD-425) USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) USS Dufilho (DE-423) USS Bassett (APD-73) USS Ringness (DE-590)
The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
USS Enterprise (CV-6).
USS Abraham Lincoln - Nimitz Class
See website: USS Aaron Ward (DM-34)