Tactically, it was a draw, but, strategically, the blockade held; so the Merrimack's mission failed.
Monitor
The Confederacy's Ship (Merrimack) And the Union's Ironclad Ship (Monitor)
The Monitor (representing the North), and the Merrimack (representing the South) battled on March 8, 1862. Although there was no winner, the Monitor was a better ship. This was the first time that ships were fitted with armour for battle. The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack would cause the building of more ships for battles and wars in the future.
The Merrimac and the Monitor Battle OR the Ironclad Battle
These two Ironclad ships were brought into history at the first Battle of Bull Run (first battle of the Civil War), these two ships were unstoppable back then and it was hard to beat the other.
The Battle of Hampton Roads (Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack ) .
The Monitor was an ironclad ship created by the Union to battle against the Confederate ironclad called the Virginia (Merrimack).
Land; Gettysburg Water; Mobile Bay or Monitor vs Merrimack
The Monitor and the Merrimack fought the first ever battle between two ironclads.
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Battle of Monitor/Merrimack, a naval battle in the civil war and in 1862 and lasted for two days.
The Confederacy's Ship (Merrimack) And the Union's Ironclad Ship (Monitor)
They used the Monitor in Monitor vs Merrimack. They used boats to transport the soldiers to the Peninsular Campaign,
The Monitor (representing the North), and the Merrimack (representing the South) battled on March 8, 1862. Although there was no winner, the Monitor was a better ship. This was the first time that ships were fitted with armour for battle. The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack would cause the building of more ships for battles and wars in the future.
It was the first time iron ships fought against each other. Officially it was the USS Monitor against the CSS Virginia. The Virginia was made from the sunken hull of the USS Merrimack.
ninklepoopie - one of the many weapons in the civil war