Merrimack
YES. IT FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF HAMPTON RHODES AGAINST THE IRONCLAD MERRIMAC IN THE WORLDS FIRST BATTLE OF IRONCLAD SHIPS
The Monitor was an ironclad ship created by the Union to battle against the Confederate ironclad called the Virginia (Merrimack).
That was the Battle of Hampton Roads. The battle is considered indescive because both sides claimed thay won and there is no easy way to determine who could be considered the victor looking back on it.
The Union Ironclad ship was the Monitor. The Confederate ship was the Virginia.
This battle, the first between ironclad warships, was a draw since neither ship could sufficiently damage the other. It took place in waters of Hampton Roads, Virginia, March 9, 1862.
Yes, it was. It was the true name of the Confederate ironclad known as the Merrimac from the "Monitor and the Merrimac" battle. The Confederacy took a wooden ship formerly known as the Merrimac and put the iron armour on it. The ship was rechristened The CSS Virginia.
A ship is by itself never a weapon, and that also goes for an ironclad ship. The ironclad could only be called a weapon carrier.
The North's ironclad ship during the American Civil War was the USS Monitor. Launched in 1861, it was notable for its innovative design, featuring a revolving turret that housed two cannons. The USS Monitor is best known for its historic battle against the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia at the Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862, marking a significant moment in naval warfare as it represented the transition from wooden ships to ironclad vessels.
USS Monitor
the ships were both ironclad ships which was a ship made of wood then layered with iron
the ships were both ironclad ships which was a ship made of wood then layered with iron
Ironclad is a noun or used as an adjective and need not be capitalized. As example, the CSS Virginia was a ship that was an ironclad vessel.