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What was the North's iron clad ship called?
The USS Monitor.
What was the South's iron clad ship called?
The South's first ironclad warship was the CSS Virginia. This vessel was constructed from a sunken Union ship the USS Merrimack. The Confederates retooled the ship, added much armor and became the first ironclad warship of the US Civil War.
What is an iorn clad ship?
A warship built of iron or steel, or plated (over it's wooden hull) with steel/iron plates.
What is the definition of a ironclad?
An ironclad is a wooden-hulled water-going vessel which is covered in whole or in part by iron, serving as armor. Since the hull is clad in iron, it was called an ironclad ship.
Was the CSS Virginia an ironclad?
Yes, it was. It was the true name of the Confederate ironclad known as the Merrimac from the "Monitor and the Merrimac" battle. The Confederacy took a wooden ship formerly known as the Merrimac and put the iron armour on it. The ship was rechristened The CSS Virginia.
What technology was a first for the iron-clad USS Monitor besides the turrent?
Answer The USS Monitor was the first ship to have a flushing toilet that was mounted below the water line.
What is iron in water equipment name?
Ship
What other iron clad did the confederacy fight?
There were a large number of ironclad ships manufactured by the Confederacy. Some to note were the CSS Jackson (original hull of the ship located in Columbus, GA at the National Civil War Naval Museum), the CSS Neuse (original hull of the ship located in Kinston, NC at the CSS Neuse State Historic Site), the CSS Georgia (located at the bottom of the Savannah River near Fort James Jackson), the CSS Atlanta (located in Savannah, GA), and the CSS Albemarle (NC).
What was the name of the confederate iron ship called the?
Ironclad
Why the USS Constitution earn the name old iron sides?
The ship was old and had sturdy sides, with iron.
What is the merrimack and what was it's role in the civil war?
The USS Merimack was a US Navy ship that was burnt, sunk and captured by the Confederacy. It was then rebuilt as the Iron Clad CSS Virginia. The armoured Iron plate hull basically made the rest of the worlds naval vessels obselete. The Union responded by getting the USS Monitor designed and built, an Iron clad the nearly sat flush with the water with the exception of a gun turret. The CSS Virginia terrorised Union shipping for a period of time, sinking the wooden ships with ease. The two Iron Clads fought at the Battle of Hampton roads in Virginia, which was essentially a draw however warship design for both the rest of the Civil War and naval history in general was greatly changed.
What ship was the most famous ship in the confederacy?
Alabama (all the way across)
