An ironclad warship using iron would revolutionize the future of naval warfare. Only 275 feet long, the CSS Virginia and its 320-person crew were only in the water for two years before its defeat ...

One of the most noteworthy ships is the Civil War-era USS Monitor, a 240-foot ironclad warship built for the Union Navy and completed in 1862.. President Abraham Lincoln commissioned the ship ...

Hampton Roads was the first time in military history that two ironclad warships squared off. March 8-9, 2025, marked the 163rd anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads.This battle, though ...

Ironclad Distinction. December 15, 2003. Donald Graff's Dec. 11 letter was correct to point out the contribution of the Monitor's designer, John Ericsson, to the design of naval ships.

LE MARS, Iowa -- As a youngster, Larry Bowers liked building models out of plastics.