The Merrimack, also known as the Virginia, was the first ironclad warship. It was created by the Confederacy in 1862 in order to retaliate against the Union Fleet blockading southern ports.
Navy of the Confederate States
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.
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The Merrimack, also known as the Virginia, was the first ironclad warship. It was created by the Confederacy in 1862 in order to retaliate against the Union Fleet blockading southern ports.
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The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
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USS Merrimac became the CSS Virginia.
The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
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The Union had a much larger warship fleet than the South did. In addition to that, the Union had safe shipyards far from the South that built many types of ships during the US Civil War. With this naval advantage, the Union was to a large degree successful in blockading Southern ports.
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