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Ironclad Superweapons of the Civil War: USS Monitor and CSS Virginia

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Dwight Hughes

The clash of the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia in Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862 is considered a revolutionary event in naval warfare, but neither vessel quite lived up to the ambitious expectations of its sponsors. On a hot … Continue reading →

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