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The Monitor And The Virginia
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The U.S.S Monitor and the C. S. S. Virginia were the first ironclads to grace the waters of the American Civil War. Their battle in 1862 at Newport News Point is still considered one of the best and most exciting naval engagements of all times. The reason people think of it as the battle of ....
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.... that time the largest guns ever to be placed on a active ship.
When the Monitor was first launched the turret had yet to be added to the hull, but it was still a grand event.
Her double armor, 8 and a half inches thick, made her almost inpeitrable. Although she had a weakness, the elevated pilot house at the bow of the boat made a deadly target for the Virgin's cannon-balls.
The Union troops stationed at Hampton Rhodes, the destination of the Monitor and the famous battleground.... |
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