TheCollector on MSN18d
Who Won the Battle of Hampton Roads?
The Union blockaded the Confederate coast during the American Civil War as part of the Anaconda Plan. To fight the overwhelming Union advantage in manpower and ships, the Confederacy adopted a new ...
The National Interest on MSN4d
The Battle of Hampton Roads Killed Wooden Warships Once and For All
Hampton Roads was the first time in military history that two ironclad warships squared off. March 8-9, 2025, marked the ...
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Ironclads (1991)
Ironclads is a 1991 made-for-television movie produced by Ted Turner's TNT company about the events behind the creation of the CSS Virginia from the remains of the USS Merrimack and the battle ...
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The Battle of Hampton Roads Killed Wooden Warships Once and For All
original lower hull and engines—and recommissioning it as CSS Virginia on February 17, 1862. However, the Union continued to refer to the Confederate ironclad by either its original name ...