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The Battle of Hampton Roads, also known as the Battle of the ironclads, occurred on March 9, 1862 between the U.S.S. Monitor and the Merrimack (C.S.S. Virginia) during the American Civil War (1861-65) and was history’s first naval battle between ironclad warships.
It was part of a Confederate effort to break the Union blockade of Southern ports, including Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia, that had been imposed at the start of the war. Though the battle itself was inconclusive, it began a new era in naval warfare.
U.S.S. Merrimack Rechristened the C.S.S. Virginia
The C.S.S. Virginia was originally the U.S.S. Merrimack, a 40-gun frigate launched in 1855.
The Merrimack served in the Caribbean and was the flagship of the Pacific fleet in the late 1850s.
In early 1860, the ship was decommissioned for extensive repairs at the Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia. The vessel was still there when the Civil War began in April 1861, and Union sailors sank the ship as the yard was evacuated. Six weeks later, a salvage company raised the ship, and the Confederates began rebuilding it.
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It was part of a Confederate effort to break the Union blockade of Southern ports, including Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia, that had been imposed at the start of the war. Though the battle itself was inconclusive, it began a new era in naval warfare.
U.S.S. Merrimack Rechristened the C.S.S. Virginia
The C.S.S. Virginia was originally the U.S.S. Merrimack, a 40-gun frigate launched in 1855.
The Merrimack served in the Caribbean and was the flagship of the Pacific fleet in the late 1850s.
In early 1860, the ship was decommissioned for extensive repairs at the Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia. The vessel was still there when the Civil War began in April 1861, and Union sailors sank the ship as the yard was evacuated. Six weeks later, a salvage company raised the ship, and the Confederates began rebuilding it.
Battle of Hampton Roads - Winner, Location & Date | HISTORY
The Battle of Hampton Roads, fought by the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia in March 1862, marked history's fir...
