CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War. She was constructed as a casemate ironclad …

Jan 11, 2022 · Almost a month after its battle with the Union warship USS Monitor, the CSS Virginia pulls out of Norfolk to engage the Union navy, but is no longer effective.

Feb 3, 2020 · CSS Virginia (USS Merrimack) was the first ironclad built by the Confederate States Navy and took part in the historic 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads.

May 22, 2018 · CSS Virginia was a 4,500-ton steam screw propelled ironclad ram warship of 12 guns. She was rebuilt in 1862 by the Confederate States Navy from the scuttled hulk of the …

Placed in commission as CSS Virginia in mid-February 1862, the ship's iron armor made her virtually invulnerable to contemporary gunfire. She carried ten guns of her own, a seven-inch …

Mar 9, 2023 · This concept would supersede Ericsson’s creation in subsequent warships. The CSS Virginia was constructed on the deep-draft hull and engines of the former steam frigate …

The CSS Virginia was a Confederate ironclad warship built during the American Civil War, famously known for its role in the Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862.

Placed in commission as CSS Virginia in mid-February 1862, the ship's iron armor made her virtually invulnerable to contemporary gunfire. She carried ten guns of her own, a seven-inch …

The CSS Virginia (Often referred to as the “Merrimac” after the Union Frigate that she was converted from.) was the first successful Confederate ironclad, starting an “ironclad arms race” …

Apr 1, 2014 · Commissioned on 17 February 1862, as CSS Virginia, the ironclad was the hope of the Confederacy to wreak havoc among the wooden ships in Hampton Roads and end the …