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At the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, the USS Monitor fought the former Union ship, the Merrimack. The Confederates had raised the hull of the Merrimack at Norfolk and rebuilt it as an ironclad they named the CSS Virginia. The battle was a draw, however, the Monitor saved Union ships from more destruction as the Virginia was damaged and sailed back to Norfolk.

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