Monitor vs Merrimack - Battle of the Ironclads

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 History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices