Men O' War, or Man O' War; a term meaning a "warship", derived from the times of ancient war galleys when they were powered by rows of men, "manning the oars."
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The battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia changed the way warships were built. The two ships were both ironclad warships.
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USS Arizona plus 4 other battleships, 13 other warships, 200 aircraft,3400 men killed and much equipment lost.
The USN. British warships were considered "short legged" by the USN. HMS warships were built for re-fuelling at naval bases; and had not learned nor were they equipped for "Fuelling At Sea" as USN warships could do; and nearly all Australian warships were British built. Consequently, British/Australian warships were often left out of the battle when battle did come. The British were by no means happy about this. But it couldn't be helped...the US had a war to win (keep up or be left behind!).