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Battle On March 9th
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The battle on March 9, 1862, between the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimack is one of the most revolutionary naval battles in world history. Up until that point, all battles had been waged between wooden ships. This was the first battle in maritime history that two ironclad ships waged war.
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....feet wide. Confederate sailors were baffled by the ship. One was quoted describing her as "an immense shingle floating on the water with a giant cheese box rising from its center." The "giant cheese bx" described by the sailer was a nine by twenty foot revolving turret with two massive guns inside. The Monitor used two of the eleven inch guns. These guns were massive rifled cannons that were capable of firing a variety of shot. The armor of this ship was a two inch thick layer of steel tha.... |
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