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When did CSS Savannah - ironclad - end?

CSS Savannah - ironclad - ended on 1864-12-21.


When was CSS Savannah - ironclad - created?

CSS Savannah - ironclad - was created on 1863-06-30.


What confederates ironclad ship was the?

The Css Virgina


What was the union ironclad that was built to compete with the confederate ironclad?

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).


What was the name of the Southern ironclad that fought the Monitor?

The southern ironclad was the CSS Virginia. It was built upon the partially destroyed hull of the former USS Merrimack.


What is the name of the NC ironclad ship used to ram the union vessels?

It is the CSS Albemarle.


Is ironclad ship supposed to be capitalized?

Ironclad ship is not required to be capitalized unless it is at the beginning of a sentence or part of a title.


Was the CSS Virginia an ironclad?

Yes, it was. It was the true name of the Confederate ironclad known as the Merrimac from the "Monitor and the Merrimac" battle. The Confederacy took a wooden ship formerly known as the Merrimac and put the iron armour on it. The ship was rechristened The CSS Virginia.


What was the name of Southern ironclad that fought the USS Monitor?

The southern ironclad was the CSS Virginia. It was built upon the partially destroyed hull of the former USS Merrimack.


What is another name for the CSS Virginia?

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.


Who sunk the ironclad ram CSS Albemarle with a spar torpedo attached to a steam launch?

William Barker Cushing


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.