The USS Monitor was an advance in ironclad warships in its time. It had a rotating turret on which a canon was mounted. It was part of the US Civil War sea battle at Hampton Roads. It fought against the CSS Virginia. This was the first battle between ironclad warships in history. The battle was a stand-off. The Moniter never fought again as it was lost in a sea storm some months later.
The Merrimac and the Monitor Battle OR the Ironclad Battle
The union ironclad warship USS Monitor and the ironclad Merrimack, renamed the CSS Virginia fought an inconclusive duel in Hampton Roads in 1862. They never met again. It was the first battle between two armoured ships and sent shockwaves round the world.
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.
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.)
YES. IT FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF HAMPTON RHODES AGAINST THE IRONCLAD MERRIMAC IN THE WORLDS FIRST BATTLE OF IRONCLAD SHIPS
The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac during the US Civil War. It was the first time two ironclad ships had fought each other.
The USS Monitor was an advance in ironclad warships in its time. It had a rotating turret on which a canon was mounted. It was part of the US Civil War sea battle at Hampton Roads. It fought against the CSS Virginia. This was the first battle between ironclad warships in history. The battle was a stand-off. The Moniter never fought again as it was lost in a sea storm some months later.
The USS Monitor was an advance in ironclad warships in its time. It had a rotating turret on which a canon was mounted. It was part of the US Civil War sea battle at Hampton Roads. It fought against the CSS Virginia. This was the first battle between ironclad warships in history. The battle was a stand-off. The Moniter never fought again as it was lost in a sea storm some months later.
The Merrimac and the Monitor Battle OR the Ironclad Battle
The union ironclad warship USS Monitor and the ironclad Merrimack, renamed the CSS Virginia fought an inconclusive duel in Hampton Roads in 1862. They never met again. It was the first battle between two armoured ships and sent shockwaves round the world.
USS Monitor, CSS Virginia was the Confederate vessel.
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.
Naval battle
You may be thinking of the first ironclad battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimac). Or, perhaps you want the famous duel between CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge.
The Monitor was an ironclad ship created by the Union to battle against the Confederate ironclad called the Virginia (Merrimack).
The Battle of Hampton Roads, often called the Battle of Monitor and Merrimack, was a naval battle of the American Civil War, famous for being the first fight between two ironclad warships, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia.