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Terrific Engagement Between the Monitor and Merrimac, Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862 – Vintage Print

Terrific Engagement Between the Monitor and Merrimac, Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862 — historic image
Terrific Engagement Between the Monitor and Merrimac, Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862. Historic image from the Civil War collection.

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Terrific Engagement Between the Monitor and Merrimac, Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862

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The naval duel pictured here is the first battle between ironclad warships, fought in Hampton Roads, Virginia, on March 9, 1862. The Union Monitor, a low, turreted vessel with little freeboard, met the Confederate Merrimac, a converted steam frigate sheathed in iron plating (the Confederates called her the Virginia). Their engagement ended in a stalemate, but it changed naval warfare overnight: wooden fleets were suddenly obsolete, and navies around the world began building armored ships.

Original scan5,253 × 3,857 px · prints to 18 × 13 in at 300 dpi
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