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What were the monitor and merrimack?
These two Ironclad ships were brought into history at the first Battle of Bull Run (first battle of the Civil War), these two ships were unstoppable back then and it was hard to beat the other.
What two ironclad ships fought to draw in 1862 signaling the end of wooden naval ships?
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to draw in 1862 signaling the end of wooden naval ships.
A battle between what changed the way warships were built?
The battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia changed the way warships were built. The two ships were both ironclad warships.
The battle between what two ships changed the way warships were built?
(Two iron covered ships) fought during the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862.
What are the names of the two ships that brought the early settlers to Dunedin?
The two ships who first brought scottish settlrers to Aotearoa New Zealand were named the Philip Laing and the John Wickliffe.
On what ship did Abel Tasman find New Zealand?
Abel Tasman was given command of two ships (the Heemskerck and Zeehaen), in which he discovered New Zealand.
What are the names of tasmans' two ships?
The two ships of Abel Tasman were named Heemskerk and Zeehaen.
Find the names of two ships that have sunk in the Atlantic Ocean?
The Titanic and the Borodino are two such ships.
What was the names of the ships?
There were two sister ships - the RMS Olympic and the HMHS Britannic.
What were the names of the two first ironclad ships that went to battle?
The first two ironclads to engage in battle were the USS Monitor for the Union and the CSS Virginia for the Confederacy. The Virginia is also known as the Merrimack, the name it had before Virginia seceded and the US Navy abandoned Norfolk Navy Yard.
What was the names of Titanic's sister ships?
There were two sister ships - the RMS Olympic and the HMHS Britannic.
What was the objective of the battle of the ironclads?
The first battle ever of opposing ironclad warships took place at Hampton Roads in March, 1862. The objective of Confederate ironclad the CSS Virginia was to destroy Union wooden shipping in Hampton Roads bay. It succeeded in destroying 3 Union ships. Fear struck Washington DC and there wild stories that the Virginia could sail to New York and destroy ships there. Luckily, the new Union ironclad, the Monitor, the first ironclad with a rotating turret arrived and the two ships squared off for battle. It seemed the Virginia got the worst of it. Neither ship would see much action afterwards. The Virginia was set afire at the docks in Norfolk harbor, to prevent capture by Union troops. The Monitor, a work of genius would sink later in the Atlantic Ocean.
