Both the North and the South had ironclad warships during the American Civil War. The most famous Northern ironclad was the USS Monitor, while the Confederacy's notable ironclad was the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack). These ships represented a significant advancement in naval technology and played crucial roles in naval battles, particularly in the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862.
ironclad ships
The Merrimac(the south's ship) and the Monitor(the North's ship)
The South's Merrimac and the North's Monitor
It advanced both navies
The USS Monitor was a Union, United States ship.
The answer to that is the south.
The South renamed the USS Merrimack to CSS Virginia after they converted it into an ironclad warship during the Civil War.
The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
Monitor.
The South's first ironclad warship was the CSS Virginia. This vessel was constructed from a sunken Union ship the USS Merrimack. The Confederates retooled the ship, added much armor and became the first ironclad warship of the US Civil War.
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The USS Monitor was the first Union ironclad warship.
The first ironclad of the Confederacy was renamed "Virginia". She was built using the hull of the USS corvette "Merrimack" sunk by her crew when the Federal Navy evacuated the base and arsenal of Norfolk in 1861.
Yes. North Korea bombed a warship of South Korea's in "self-defense".
The ironclad Monitor was a warship of the Union Navy.
Confederate agent Lieutenant James North was sent by the Southern Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory to France try to buy or have built an ironclad with the latest innovations. The French ironclad of the Gloire class had been commissioned in 1858.
There were 2 ironclads, the Merrimac of the South and the Monitor of the North.