Samuel M. Pook designed the first Union ironclads. On October 12, 1861, the USS St. Louis was launched.
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Based on the blueprints of the USS Monitor, ship building pioneer, Donald McKay built monitor type ironclads for the Union's navy during the US Civil War.
There were no ironclads at the beginning of the war. The first was the CSS Virginia, which was built on the remains of the USS Merrimac after the Confederates captured the shipyard in Norfolk.
By the Fall of 1861, the Union had built seven ironclads. They were the:1. St. Louis; 2. Cairo; 3. Carondelet; 4. Cincinnati; 5. Louisville; 6. Mound City; and 7. Pittsburg.
The Ironclads have been used in America during the Civil War by both sides. The first encounter took place on March 9, 1862 into Hampton Road, between the CSS "Virginia", that on march 8 successfully attacked a Union Fleet gathered there and USS "Monitor". The outcome of the fighting remained undecided but "Virginia" did no more attempt another sortie. Many ironclads were built both by Confederates and Union sides for the duration of the war. The most notable battle in which ironclads were involved was the naval battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864.
During the US Civil War, the first sea battle in history between two ironclads happened at Hampton Roads. on March 9, 1862. The Union ironclad was the USS Monitor, and the Southern ironclad was the CSS Virginia. The Virginia had been the USS Merrimack, but it was half scuttled at Norfolk and rebuilt as a Southern ironclad. Technically the battle was a draw. With that said, the US navy saw that cannon fire from the Virginia made serious dents in parts of the Monitor and feared another battle. That never happened as the Virginia was scuttled by the South to prevent it from falling into Union hands. Many ironclads based on the Monitor model were built by the Union.
In order to carry on its naval war against the Confederacy, the Union built approximately 626 vessels ranging from warships to cargo vessels. The Union also made a point to invest in gunboats for river warfare and of course in ironclads.
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No, no civilians were killed in the battle of the ironclads. The battle was very long and tiresome, but because both ships were built so tough, neither were severly damaged!
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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.
They could resist burning, withstand cannon fire, splinter wooden ships, and travel much faster than other ships. The speed of ironclads during the US Civil War is questionable in its relation to the speed of wooden warships.
The Monitor. These were actually "riverine" boats, armored and with 11" guns. Battleships are ocean-going warships. However, in the Vietnam War, Monitors were again used in the rivers and mounted 40mm and 105mm cannons; these boats were often referred to as "riverine battleships."