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Monitor vs Merrimack - Battle of the Ironclads
Season 2
Episode 92
Published 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Description
On March 9, 1862, two ships met at Hampton Roads near where the James River flows into Chesapeake Bay. What followed was a historic clash - the first ever between iron clad ships. This is the story of the Monitor vs the Merrimack.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
https://www.marinersmuseum.org/learn/explore-topics/uss-monitor-story/
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ironclads_battle_7.jpg
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