Battle of Hampton Roads
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Date
March 09, 1862
Type
National
Author
hjwilson1975
Location
Hampton Roads,
Virginia,
United States
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Event Details
The Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, featured the first engagement between two ironclad warships, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack).
The battle ended in a draw but rendered wooden navies obsolete worldwide, fundamentally changing the future of naval architecture and warfare.