The monitor vs. Merrimack took place in 1862.
Tactically, it was a draw, but, strategically, the blockade held; so the Merrimack's mission failed.
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.]
March, 9, 1862.
The battle was the first one fought between two ironclads and signed the unrestrainable decline of the wooden warship's era.Furthermore, after the battle the Virginia didn't dare to fight against the Monitor again.Read more: What_was_significant_about_the_merrimack_v_monitor
The monitor vs. Merrimack took place in 1862.
The Commander of Virginia (the former Merrimack) was CSA Admiral Franklin Buchanan. The Commander of Monitor was USN Captain L. Worden.
Tactically, it was a draw, but, strategically, the blockade held; so the Merrimack's mission failed.
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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.]
March 8-9, 1862 In Virginia Also known as the Merrimack vs the Monitor
The battle between the USS Monitor and the formerly known Union ship called the USS Merrimack, was the first ever battle between ironclad warships. The Merrimack had been reconstructed as an ironclad and renamed the CSS Virginia. Although the Monitor received the most damage between the two ships, for all practical purposes it was a draw.
March, 9, 1862.
Lieutenant John Worden, USN on the Monitor. Captain Franklin Buchanan, CSN on the Virginia (previously the Merrimack).
The battle was the first one fought between two ironclads and signed the unrestrainable decline of the wooden warship's era.Furthermore, after the battle the Virginia didn't dare to fight against the Monitor again.Read more: What_was_significant_about_the_merrimack_v_monitor
For the Merrimack, the captain was Garrett J. Pendergrast. NEW RESPONDENT. The commander of Monitor was Capt. (then Rear Admiral) John Lorimer Worden. That of Merrimac was Commander (then Admiral) Franklin Buchanan. During the fighting he was wounded and substituted by Capt. Catesby Ap Jones..
The battle occurred at Hampton Roads, where the Elizabeth and Nanosecond rivers meet the James River near the Chesapeake Bay.