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On March 9, 1862, the CSS Virginia, left, and the USS Monitor fought to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads.The four-hour Battle of Hampton Roads signaled the end of the era of wooden warships.

The “Battle of Hampton Roads” took place on March 8-9, 1862. It’s not hyperbole to say that the Monitor arrived just in the nick of time for the famous showdown 161 years ago, on March 8 ...

In the aftermath of the Battle of Hampton Roads, the monikers Virginia and Merrimack ... and it was launched in January 1862 ...

At the end of the battle, both ships went back to their ... River when Union forces gained the upper hand around Hampton Roads. On May 11, 1862, she was scuttled by setting off an explosion ...

And both sides knew the struggle might be won or lost by the ability to control the waterways — including Hampton Roads — on which ... River on March 8, 1862, the newly rechristened CSS ...

The Battle of Hampton Roads began on this day in 1862 when the CSS Virginia, the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy, engaged a blockading Union squadron.

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In the aftermath of the Battle of Hampton Roads, the monikers Virginia and Merrimack ... What goes around comes around: fast-forward to May 11, 1862, and it was now the Confederates’ turn ...