The Union ship the "Monitor", and the Confederate ship "Virginia". The Virginia was formerly the Union vessel "Merrimack", which was sunk and raised, refitted with iron plates by the Confederates.
The battle was a tactical draw, as neither ship could do much damage.
It was the first naval battle between two ironclads.
The battle was the first one fought between two ironclads and signed the unrestrainable decline of the wooden warship's era.
The battle was the first one fought between two ironclads and signed the unrestrainable decline of the wooden warship's era.Furthermore, after the battle the Virginia didn't dare to fight against the Monitor again.Read more: What_was_significant_about_the_merrimack_v_monitor
The First Battle of Panipat was fought on 21 April 1526. The battle was between Babur and the Lodi Empire.
It was the first time in naval history that ironclad ships faced each other.
The Monitor and the Merrimack fought the first ever battle between two ironclads.
It was the first naval battle between two ironclads.
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 battle was the first one fought between two ironclads and signed the unrestrainable decline of the wooden warship's era.
The technical answer to your exact question is "none," as no ironclads from either side participated in the first sea battle of the war. The answer you might be looking for is the USS Monitor, which was the Union entry in the first battle between ironclads in the war. The Confederate ship was the CSS Virginia or Merrimack.
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac). They fought on the second day of the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, but their inconclusive duel is more commonly known today as the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, or the battle of the ironclads. Not only was this the first time two ironclads fought in the US Civil War, it was the first time in war history that two ironclads fought each other.
The battle was the first one fought between two ironclads and signed the unrestrainable decline of the wooden warship's era.Furthermore, after the battle the Virginia didn't dare to fight against the Monitor again.Read more: What_was_significant_about_the_merrimack_v_monitor
The battle of ironclads.
The First Battle of Panipat was fought on 21 April 1526. The battle was between Babur and the Lodi Empire.
It was the first time in naval history that ironclad ships faced each other.
The Battle of the Ironclads occurred on March 9, 1862. This naval battle took place during the American Civil War between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (formerly known as the USS Merrimack) in the Hampton Roads harbor of Virginia. It marked the first ever clash between ironclad warships.
the era of wooden warships was at an end