Battle of Hampton Roads - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Hampton Roads , often referred to as the 'Battle of Monitor and Merrimack (or 'Merrimac ), was the most noted and arguably the most important naval battle of the American Civi...
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Description of the conversion of the burned & scuttled USS Merrimack into the ironclad CSS Virginia. ... The design of the Monitor Center at the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, Virginia, calls for a full-size portion of the CSS Virginia. ... Virginia, Merrimack, or Merrimac?
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Having been one of the Merrimac's men, I gladly give some reminiscences of her short but heroic and victorious career as a part of the very honorable history of the Confederate States navy during our late civil war.
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cssvirginia.org/vacsn4/original/hj00cvet.htm
cssvirginia.org/vacsn4/original/hj00cvet.htm
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Reece Young, left in photo above, and Eric Moore stand atop a boiler off Craney Island in March. The boiler may belong to the ironclad CSS Virginia, below. Photo by Steve Earley / The Virginian-Pilot.
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She was known as "the ghost ship." During the Civil War, the CSS Alabama sailed over 75,000 miles and captured more than 60 Union vessels. ... The first part concerns the building of the ironclad ship the Monitor during the Civil War, its epic battle with the Virginia (formerly known as the Merrimac ), and its sinking during...
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USS MONITOR versus CSS MERRIMAC. The development of the ships and the first duel of two ironglads in the history. Motives of the Picture Archives Klaus Kramer ... MONITOR versus MERRIMAC Development and First Duel of two Ironclads;
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Built on the hull of the U.S.S. Merrimac (which had been scuttled and burned when the Federals abandoned the Gosport Navy Yard in April, 1861), the new warship had been christened C.S.S. Virginia, but in common usage retained its original name.
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www.civilwarhome.com/ironclad.htm
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Near the end of April, 1861, at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the USS Merrimack was burned to prevent capture by the Confederates. Months later, the hulk, which had burned to the waterline, was raised and moved to Renamed the Virginia by the Confederates, ... The Virginia's ram stuck in the side of the Cumberland but broke off,
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This page features images of the battle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, on 9 March 1862. ... This page features images of the 9 March 1862 action between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack and persistently mis-identified in accounts of this battle by that name or as "Merrimac").
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www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/civilwar/n-at-cst/hr-james/9mar62.htm
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