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 monitor vs. Merrimack took place in 1862.
Ironclads.
If the question asks only about the crews of the two ships, the Monitor had a crew of 59, and the Merrimack had 320, but the entire two-day Battle of Hampton Roads involved thousands more. The Merrimack was joined by five CSN gunboats, and there were five USN warships at Hampton Roads. [The Merrimack sank two of them before the Monitor arrived.]
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The Merrimac,
The monitor vs. Merrimack took place in 1862.
261 people died at the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (renamed the CSS Virginia).
Lieutenant John Worden, USN on the Monitor. Captain Franklin Buchanan, CSN on the Virginia (previously the Merrimack).
In the Monitor vs. Merrimack battle during the Civil War, there were no casualties.
Ironclads.
The Monitor and the Merrimack
1862
The Monitor vs. Merrimack battle was fought on March 9, 1862 during the American Civil War.
If the question asks only about the crews of the two ships, the Monitor had a crew of 59, and the Merrimack had 320, but the entire two-day Battle of Hampton Roads involved thousands more. The Merrimack was joined by five CSN gunboats, and there were five USN warships at Hampton Roads. [The Merrimack sank two of them before the Monitor arrived.]
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merrimack monitor
Monitor