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Why did they name the first ironclads Monitor and Merrimack?
The USS Merrimack had been burned and scuttled when Union forces abandoned Norfolk, Virginia. When the Confederates raised it and made it an ironclad, it was renamed the CSS Virginia. The "Monitor" was the US ironclad and it monitored possible reef or torpedo damage. The name was also thought to infer that this warship would "monitor" the seas and be vigilante for threats.
What did the Merrimack and the USS Monitor have in common?
The Merrimack, later the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor were the first ironclads in history to fight each other. Their commonality was the iron protective plates that cannon fire could not penetrate. The historic battle was at Hampton Roads on April 9, 1862.
Who sunk the merrimack?
The United States Ship Merrimack was converted to the CSS Virginia. The confederates destroyed the boat so that the Yankees could not get to it.
Who were the generals of the monitor and merrimack?
The commanders of these two ironclads were actually lieutenant's. Lieutenant John Worden, US Navy, commanded the Monitor. The Confederate Merrimack was a captured and refurbished Union ship that was christened the CSS Virginia. She was commanded by Lieutenant Catesby Jones. Lieutenant Jones had just taken command of the Merrimack after the wounding of his commander, Commodore Franklin Buchanan on March 8, 1862.
What is the name of the most famous naval battle during the civil war?
The Battle of Hampton Roads (Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack ) .
How many people died in the monitor and the merrimack battle?
261 people died at the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (renamed the CSS Virginia).
Where did monitor vs merrimack take place?
The monitor vs. Merrimack took place in 1862.
Who were the captains at Monitor vs Merrimack?
Lieutenant John Worden, USN on the Monitor. Captain Franklin Buchanan, CSN on the Virginia (previously the Merrimack).
The year the merrimack and monitor fought?
1862
What type of ships were the monitor and merrimack?
Ironclads.
Who were the first two ironclads?
The Monitor and the Merrimack
How many were in the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?
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.]
The letters m for the civil war?
monitor,merrimack
How many people survived the monitor and the merrimack?
not many
What civil war ironclad battled the Merrimack?
Monitor
What is similar about the Monitor and the Merrimack?
They were the first ironclad battleships.
What was the name of the ironclads in the Confederate Navy?
merrimack monitor
