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Was the CSS Virginia an ironclad?
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.
Civil war iron clad ships?
The USS Monitor was the first Union submarine (it was, in reality, only semi-submersible). The USS Merrimac(k) was salvaged by the Confederate Navy and plated with iron (iron clad) and commissioned as the CSS Virginia. The Monitor and the Virginia went at it in the Battle of Hampton Roads. This went down in history as the first battle between two ironclads.
Who was Monitor for in the Monitor and Merrimack's battle?
First, they were not submarines- they were ships that had iron plating (instead of just wood). They were very low to the water, but not subs. Secondly, the ships were the United States Monitor, and the Confederate States Virginia, which had been rebuilt on the hull of a ship originally called the Merrimac.
What was the iron-clads ships names?
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.
What were the names of the Iron-clad ships that battled to a draw during the Civil War?
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was originally the USS Merrimac.
What happened to the Monitor and the Merrimack?
The USS Monitor was the first ironclad built by Ericsson for the Union Navy. The USS Merrimac was a steam ship that was in dock in the Norfolk shipyards when the Confederates captured the city. It was burned to the waterline.
Why was the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack significant?
1st battle btwn iron ships
What was the Merrimac made of?
The Merrimac was an an iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces. Ironclads are wooden warships protected from gunfire by iron armor (mid-19th-century).
What was the name of the confederate battleship covered in iron plates?
merrimac
Who are the characters in the iron thunder?
The Iron and the thunder
Who are the characters in iron thunder the book?
"Iron Thunder" by Avi follows the story of a young boy named Tom Carroll who works on the ironclad warship USS Monitor during the Civil War. Other key characters include Navy Commander John Ericsson, Tommy's friend Alonzo, and various crew members aboard the ship.
Two iron clads in the battle between two steel ships?
The Monitor and the Merrimas (CSS Virginis)
