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once union leadears head about merrimack they built the monitor

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http://www.softschools.com/facts/civil_war/battle_of_hampton_roads_facts/878/ http://thecivil-war.com/civil-war-for-kids/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironclad_warship

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the confederates burned alot of iron to get iron fr merrimack

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the worst navy defeat for U S until pearl harbor

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367 peope died when the merrimack rammed the cumberland

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FIRST ever battle between to iron ships

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monitor sunk of NC Coast

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two months after battle Merrimack was blown up

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the Merrimack and monitor shelled the monitor vise versa. the merrimack hit viewing silt of monitor and fled

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The CSS Merrimack or the Virginia was sent out to end the Union blockade near Norfolk , Virginia. It went full speed and rammed the USS Cumberland , no sooner then never the wooden union ship sank. Next the ship began to fire cannons at the USS Minnesota and the ship was incapacitatedThe iron ships crew decided to rest for the night and finish off the Union ship. When they woke up they were shocked to see the USS Monitor , the Union iron ship.

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The Monitor , a Union ironclad had a rotating turret with two of the biggest guns of the day. it was built in Brooklyn with 1.5 million dollars. It was built because of the capture and replacement of the USS Virginia. The USS Virginia was one of the biggest ships when the Confederates boarded it and put armor a steam powered engine. The Merrimack is a tent like ironclad with lots of cannons.

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Off Sewells Point , near Hampton. The captains of these ships were John Worden
and Franklin Buchanan. The Union lost 500 men the Confederate lost 100 men. Iron ships gave much armor and large guns. The Ironclads armor was so thick , neither ship could do and major damage to the other! Shell after shell so little damage was done. The captain decided to replenish the monitors ammo before returning to battle. The captain himself was wounded when a shell struck a viewing silt.

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After its battle with the Monitor , the Merrimack was given strict orders not to engage in battle with the USS Monitor. The ship was destroyed by the confederates when the union took over the port. The Merrimack was a rather large vessel because of its base [see About The Ironclads]

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The Monitor had many inexperienced Immigrants as its crew. he Monitor was very popular with the Swedish because of its Designer , a Swedish man. The ship was sank in a storm off the coast of North Carolina.  his ship was built it on 101 days! Fought in The Battle Of Drewlys Bluff later in the month of the battle of Hampton.

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the impact these two ships made was incredible. soon ships all over the world started to use iron ships in their navy. Wooden ships were outdated.