The USS Merrimack was named after a river in New Hampshire. The river runs past the historic city of Concorde.
The USS Merrimack was 275 feet long. It was a three masted sailing ship that was fitted for steam power.
The southern ironclad was the CSS Virginia. It was built upon the partially destroyed hull of the former USS Merrimack.
If you are referring to the USS Merrimack II, she was a typical 40-gun frigate and would run a crew of about 350 men. If you are talking about the USS Virginia, the Confederate iron-clad that was built on the remains of the hull of the USS Merrimack II, she had a compliment of 320 men.
The USS Merrimack. A frigate constructed by the us navy on June 15th 1855.
It had 10 cannons mounted on it compared to the USS Monitors 2
The naval battle during the American Civil War that involved the clash between the USS Merrimack and the USS Monitor was the Battle of Hampton Roads.
The South renamed the USS Merrimack to CSS Virginia after they converted it into an ironclad warship during the Civil War.
USS Monitor
The Ironclad CSS Virginia (ex-Merrimack) , The Cumberland , The USS Congress , The USS Monitor and The USS Minnesota
USS Merrimack was a frigate and is best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship, CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War
The southern ironclad was the CSS Virginia. It was built upon the partially destroyed hull of the former USS Merrimack.
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