Hampton Roads(ironclads)

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  • Hampton Roads (Ironclads)

    Hampton Roads (Ironclads)
    In the Battle of Hampton Roads,. it started on March 8,1862 and ended on March 9,1862.

  • Hampton Roads

    Hampton Roads
    Last gunpowder shipment arrives for the CSS Virginia.

  • Hampton Roads

    Hampton Roads
    The CSS Virginia struck the Cumberland with its 1,500lb ram, smashing a huge hole inn its wooden hull.

  • Hampton Roads

    Hampton Roads
    With one opponent vanquished, the Virginia turned its sights on the nearby USS Congress.

  • Hampton Roads

    Hampton Roads
    On March 9, the Union ironclad Monitor having fortuitously arrived to do battle, initiated the first engagement of ironclad in history.

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    hampton roads
    the two ships fought a standstilll,but Virginia retired.