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The battle that occurred between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia was significant because it was the first between ironclad warships. The battle occurred in 1862.
On 9 March 1862.
At the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia engaged in the first battle of ironclads. Although a technical draw, the Virginia had to return to dock for repairs. Its earlier assaults on wooden Union warships would not be repeated.
None. One died on the Virginia however. Note that the Monitor did not sink during the battle. It sunk in a storm when it was being towed for repairs.
The battle of the ironclads(Virginia vs. Monitor) took place off of Hampton Roads,Va. on March 8th and 9th 1862.March 8th was the Virginia attacking several Union ships in the area,then on the 9th the Monitor showed up and the two ironclads fought each other.The battle was a draw.
The battle was fought in Hampton Roads, Virginia, between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The Virginia had been originally built as the USS Merrimack but the name was changed when the ship was taken by the Confederacy. The Monitor prevailed in the battle. The Virginia was not destroyed but was damaged enough that it was never used in battle again.
The battle of Monitor vs. Merrimack (renamed the CSS Virginia) was fought on the 8th and 9th of March in the year 1862 in Hampton Roads, Virginia The Monitor did not arrive in time for the first day of the battle.
The battle that occurred between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia was significant because it was the first between ironclad warships. The battle occurred in 1862.
261 people died at the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (renamed the CSS Virginia).
The CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor had their clash on the morning of 9 March 1862.
Hampton Roads, Virginia
On 9 March 1862.
Off of Sewell's Point at Hampton Roads, Virginia. It is at the mouth of the James River.
AnswerIt was the first battle between ironclad warships.Monitor vs. Virginia (converted from the Merrimack)The battle between the Monitor and Virginia was important because it was the first naval battle where the ships involved used armored plating.
The USS Monitor was a US warship. The CSS Virginia was a Confederate warship. While it was considered a draw, the Virginia did not see action again.
In the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Hampton Roads,Virginia.
The Monitor was an ironclad ship created by the Union to battle against the Confederate ironclad called the Virginia (Merrimack).