This battle, fought March 9, 1862, was the first time ironclad ships fought each other and started a new era of naval warfare.
It was the first major battle of ironclad ships . The first time they used the steel for ships. second major battle in Va. Fought in the waters of Hampton Roads/Norfolk
Iron clad ships were introduced into battle
The union ironclad warship USS Monitor and the ironclad Merrimack, renamed the CSS Virginia fought an inconclusive duel in Hampton Roads in 1862. They never met again. It was the first battle between two armoured ships and sent shockwaves round the world.
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (known to history by it's former name "Merrimack") fought the first naval duel between ironclad warships on 9 March 1862 at Hampton Roads. (Hampton Roads is the name to given to the large harbor at the mouth of the James River where that river enters Chesapeake Bay and is the site of today's Norfolk Naval Station.)
(Two iron covered ships) fought during the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862.
The Battle of Hampton Roads was fought over the two day period spanning March 8-9, 1862 in Hampton Roads. Hampton Roads is basically a ship dock in Virginia where the James River meets the Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers right outside Chesapeake Bay. It was the first time in naval warfare that two ironclads met in battle. As an aside the sinking of Union ships at Hampton Roads by the CSS Virginia caused a delay in the Union's Peninsula campaign.
This battle, fought March 9, 1862, was the first time ironclad ships fought each other and started a new era of naval warfare.
It was the first major battle of ironclad ships . The first time they used the steel for ships. second major battle in Va. Fought in the waters of Hampton Roads/Norfolk
Iron clad ships were introduced into battle
Ironclad ships were used for the first time.
The union ironclad warship USS Monitor and the ironclad Merrimack, renamed the CSS Virginia fought an inconclusive duel in Hampton Roads in 1862. They never met again. It was the first battle between two armoured ships and sent shockwaves round the world.
Ironclad ships were used for the first time.
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (known to history by it's former name "Merrimack") fought the first naval duel between ironclad warships on 9 March 1862 at Hampton Roads. (Hampton Roads is the name to given to the large harbor at the mouth of the James River where that river enters Chesapeake Bay and is the site of today's Norfolk Naval Station.)
6: Monitor, Congress, Cumberland, Roanoke, Minnesota, and St. Lawrence
The battle of the ironclads(Virginia vs. Monitor) took place off of Hampton Roads,Va. on March 8th and 9th 1862.March 8th was the Virginia attacking several Union ships in the area,then on the 9th the Monitor showed up and the two ironclads fought each other.The battle was a draw.
YES. IT FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF HAMPTON RHODES AGAINST THE IRONCLAD MERRIMAC IN THE WORLDS FIRST BATTLE OF IRONCLAD SHIPS