The Merrimac,
The monitor vs. Merrimack took place in 1862.
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.]
1st battle btwn iron ships
From about 7,00AM to about 14,00PM of March 9, 1862.
The Battle of Hampton Roads (Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack ) .
261 people died at the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (renamed the CSS Virginia).
The Merrimac,
The monitor vs. Merrimack took place in 1862.
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.]
Hampton Roads
Battle of Monitor/Merrimack, a naval battle in the civil war and in 1862 and lasted for two days.
1st battle btwn iron ships
It took place into Hampton Roads.
The first battle between ironclads at Hampton Roads turned out to be a draw. The battle between the USS Monitor and the Confederate Merrimack became a moot point as they never battled again. The South had to sink the CSA Merrimack as it took in too much water. The USS Monitor, was in a draw with the Merrimack, and eventually was lost at sea. As it turned out, the gains would have been minimal.
The CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor had their clash on the morning of 9 March 1862.
From about 7,00AM to about 14,00PM of March 9, 1862.