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What was the name of Southern ironclad that fought the USS Monitor?
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Why did they name the first ironclads Monitor and Merrimack?
The USS Merrimack had been burned and scuttled when Union forces abandoned Norfolk, Virginia. When the Confederates raised it and made it an ironclad, it was renamed the CSS Virginia. The "Monitor" was the US ironclad and it monitored possible reef or torpedo damage. The name was also thought to infer that this warship would "monitor" the seas and be vigilante for threats.
What was the name of the Confederate's first ironclad ship?
The CSS Virginia, formerly a Union ship called the USS Merrimack was the first ironclad to actually fight, but CSS Manassas was the first to be built and commissioned as a Confederate warship. * Interesting story here, but it takes a while to tell. Suggest the inquirer do a search of "CSS Manassas" along with another Rebel ironclad ram, the "CSS Louisiana." * The Manassas was a pathetic little ironclad which rammed a Union warship and barely made a dent before being sunk. The Louisiana was a much better ram, more along the lines of the Virginia, but engines were not installed before the battle and she fought immobile alongside Confederate shore batteries at New Orleans before exploding, about five weeks after the famous battle at Hampton Roads.
What was ericson's folly?
It was the name of the Ironclad that John Ericson made in the Civil War. (The Moniter)
What was the name of when the northern states fought the southern states?
It was known as the American Civil War, 12 Apr 1861 – 13 May 1865.
How did the monitor the warship get its name?
The designer, John Ericsson, proposed the name Monitor for the warship. Monitor means one who admonishes and corrects wrongdoers
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.
Name the first union ironclad warship that fought the first sea battle in the civil war?
USS Monitor, CSS Virginia was the Confederate vessel.
What was the name of the first nouthern ironclad ship?
Monitor.
What was the first unions ironclad ship name?
Monitor
What was the name of the first northern ironclad ship?
Monitor
What was the name of the union?
The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
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.
What was the name of the first Southern ironclad ship?
The Merrimac
What was the name of the union warship?
The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
Six plus six eguals?
The USS Monitor. the name of the union ironclad ship
What was the name of the second ironclad named?
There were 2 ironclads, the Merrimac of the South and the Monitor of the North.
What two ironclad war ships fought a battle with each other in 1862?
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (known to history by it's former name "Merrimack") fought the first naval duel between ironclad warships on 9 March 1862 at Hampton Roads. (Hampton Roads is the name to given to the large harbor at the mouth of the James River where that river enters Chesapeake Bay and is the site of today's Norfolk Naval Station.)
