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The battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia changed the way warships were built. The two ships were both ironclad warships.
ironclad ships
It advanced both navies
Ironclad warships and Rifle
The South's Merrimac and the North's Monitor
the two ironclad warships were called the Laird rams.
The battle between the two ironclad warships, USS Monitor (first United States ironclad warship) and CSS Virginia (previously the USS Merrimack and first Confederate States ironclad warship) was significant because it was the first battle in the world where ironclad warships dueled together. The two warships were not the first ironclad warships in the world to be built, but they were the first ironclads to engage in combat against each other.
Ironclad warships that were used against each side were significant in the world of naval warfare. It made wooden warships and cargo ships easy targets for ironclad ships of war.
The battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia changed the way warships were built. The two ships were both ironclad warships.
laird rams
ironclad ships
It advanced both navies
Ironclad warships and Rifle
The South's Merrimac and the North's Monitor
The Monitor and Merrimack were the first ironclad warships to engage in battle during the Civil War. Their battle at Hampton Roads in 1862 marked a turning point in naval warfare, as it demonstrated the effectiveness of ironclad ships and the end of wooden warships. This event revolutionized naval technology and tactics, influencing the design of future warships.
Laird rams
Larid rams