The Union Monitor and the Confederate Merrimack, renamed the Virginia, traded blows in Hampton Roads for several hours but neither was able to disable the other. Eventually both ships retreated to their bases, the Virginia more the worse for wear, and never met again.
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The Merrimac,
Tactically, it was a draw, but, strategically, the blockade held; so the Merrimack's mission failed.
The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack occurred during the American Civil War, and the result is considered to be inconclusive. The Confederacy won a tactical victory, and the Union won a strategic victory.
The USS Monitor was the first ironclad built by Ericsson for the Union Navy. The USS Merrimac was a steam ship that was in dock in the Norfolk shipyards when the Confederates captured the city. It was burned to the waterline.
No. Neither side won.