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What Confederate navy ship fought against the USS Monitor?
C.S.S. Virginia- formerly the Merrimac.
What was the name of the ironclads in the Confederate Navy?
merrimack monitor
Monitor Civil War?
The Monitor (US Civil War 1861-1865) was a steel built US Navy vessel, armed with twin 11" guns in it's one turret. It was used for Riverine Warfare against the CSN (Confederate States Navy), and fought the CSN Merrimac to a draw during the war. The Vietnam War (1961-1975) Monitor was also a US Navy monitor used for Riverine Warfare, and was armed with either a single 40mm cannon or 105mm howitzer in it's lone turret.
The monitor defeated the merrimac at Hampton roads in the wars first naval battle?
The USS Monitor and the USS Merrimac were both vessels in the US Navy. They did not fight. The Merrimac was sunk at the beginning of the war. The Confederate Navy took the remains of the Merrimac and used it to create the Ironclad CSS Virginia. The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia fought a battle near Hampton Roads Virginia.
Which warship was to be used as retaliation against Union forces?
Navy of the Confederate States
