It advanced both navies
It advanced both navies
The South's Merrimac and the North's Monitor
The first ironclad of the North was the USS Monitor. Afterwards it built many ironclad ships, many based on the design of the Monitor.
The old wooden ship you are referring to is the USS Merrimack, which was scuttled by the Union Navy and later raised by the Confederates. They converted it into an ironclad warship, renaming it the CSS Virginia. This ship famously faced off against the USS Monitor in the first battle between ironclad warships during the Civil War.
The two ironclad warships, the South's CSS Virginia and the North's USS Monitor, engaged in a naval battle "first". It was the first time two ironclads fought each other in naval history. Ironically, the CSS Virginia was a resurrected USS ship called the Merrimack that was burned during a Federal retreat from Norfolk earlier in the war. The importance was far reaching and also a short term shock event. The CSS Virginia's attack on Federal warships to support Union General McClellan's "peninsula campaign" to attack Richmond was a huge set back. The Union's wooden warships were sunk by the CSS Virginia. Now while the battle of the Monitor & Virginia was a draw, it showed the Union that ironclad warships were needed during and after the war.
It advanced both navies
The South's Merrimac and the North's Monitor
Confederate Secretary of the navy sent Lieutenant sent James North to buy a ship of the Gloire class. This was an innovative French ironclad that was put into service in 1858.
The first ironclad of the North was the USS Monitor. Afterwards it built many ironclad ships, many based on the design of the Monitor.
The Merrimac
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The north had the entire south blackaded by union warships so the south built small fast ships to get around them and export their supplies. However, they still couldn't much out soy they built an ironclad ship named the Virginia to estroy the blockade set by the North. They succeeded in destroying two union ships before the union destroyed the Virginia using a ironclad of their own.
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The two ironclad warships, the South's CSS Virginia and the North's USS Monitor, engaged in a naval battle "first". It was the first time two ironclads fought each other in naval history. Ironically, the CSS Virginia was a resurrected USS ship called the Merrimack that was burned during a Federal retreat from Norfolk earlier in the war. The importance was far reaching and also a short term shock event. The CSS Virginia's attack on Federal warships to support Union General McClellan's "peninsula campaign" to attack Richmond was a huge set back. The Union's wooden warships were sunk by the CSS Virginia. Now while the battle of the Monitor & Virginia was a draw, it showed the Union that ironclad warships were needed during and after the war.
The Merrimac(the south's ship) and the Monitor(the North's ship)
There were 2 ironclads, the Merrimac of the South and the Monitor of the North.
The North.