uss monitor was the name of the union ironclad ship ordered on 16 september 1861.
uss monitor was the name of the union ironclad ship ordered on 16 september 1861.
what was the name of the union ironclad ship ordered on 16 september 1861?
uss monitor
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the confederacy experimented with the submarine , which didn't work satisfactorily, and with building an ironclad ship, , which was based on rebuilding a sunken union ship, . on its first foray on march 8, 1862, "virginia" inflicted significant damage to the union's wooden fleet, but the next day the first union ironclad, , arrived to challenge it in the chesapeake bay. the resulting three hour battle of hampton roads was a draw, but it proved that ironclads were effective warships. not long after the battle the confederacy was forced to scuttle the "virginia" to prevent its capture, while the union built many copies of the "monitor". lacking the technology and infrastructure to build effective warships, the confederacy attempted to obtain warships from britain.
american civil war