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What was the importance of the USS Monitor vs the CSS Virginia?
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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.
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Why were the ironclad ships called Merrimack and the Monitor?
They weren't. They were the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was built from the hull of the USS Merrimac, which was sunk and burned by the Union when they left the shipyard.
Why were the ironclad ships called the monitor and the Merrimack?
They weren't. They were the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was built from the hull of the USS Merrimac, which was sunk and burned by the Union when they left the shipyard.
What were the names of the Iron-clad ships that battled to a draw during the Civil War?
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was originally the USS Merrimac.
Who were the inventors of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virgina?
The inventor of the USS Monitor was John Ericsson. The CSS Virginia was not "invented". It was first a Union warship called the USS Merrimack. It had been burned by retreating Union forces at the naval base of Norfolk. The ship was resurrected into an ironclad and named the CSS Virginia. There is no credit given as to the "inventor" in as much as it was not "invented".
What is another name for the CSS Virginia?
The CSS Virginia was converted into the ironclad ship from the hull of the U.S.S. Merrimack. The Virginia eventually fought the USS Monitor during the civil war.
Why were the ironclad ships called Merrimack and the Monitor?
They weren't. They were the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was built from the hull of the USS Merrimac, which was sunk and burned by the Union when they left the shipyard.
Why were the ironclad ships called the monitor and the Merrimack?
They weren't. They were the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was built from the hull of the USS Merrimac, which was sunk and burned by the Union when they left the shipyard.
What were the names of the Iron-clad ships that battled to a draw during the Civil War?
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. The CSS Virginia was originally the USS Merrimac.
Where did the battle of USS Monitor and CSS Virginia take place?
The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia fought at Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, during Union general McClellan's "Peninsula Campaign".
Where did the USS Monitor and CSS Virgina first battle?
Hampton Roads, Virginia
When was the battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia?
On 9 March 1862.
When was the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack?
The CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor had their clash on the morning of 9 March 1862.
What is another name for the CSS Virginia?
The CSS Virginia was converted into the ironclad ship from the hull of the U.S.S. Merrimack. The Virginia eventually fought the USS Monitor during the civil war.
Who were the inventors of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virgina?
The inventor of the USS Monitor was John Ericsson. The CSS Virginia was not "invented". It was first a Union warship called the USS Merrimack. It had been burned by retreating Union forces at the naval base of Norfolk. The ship was resurrected into an ironclad and named the CSS Virginia. There is no credit given as to the "inventor" in as much as it was not "invented".
Who won monitor battles the merrimac?
The fight between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (which you have called the Merrimac) was a draw (a tie).
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.
What were the two ironclad ships who battled off the coast of Virginia in 1862?
At the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia engaged in the first battle of ironclads. Although a technical draw, the Virginia had to return to dock for repairs. Its earlier assaults on wooden Union warships would not be repeated.
