Returning the next day the CSS Virginia and her crew faced the Union ironclad USS Monitor in the first ever ironclad duel. The battle was inconclusive but, naval warfare had been changed forever. The ...

They were in a race to upgrade a Union Navy fleet of traditional wooden ships that was decimated by the Confederate's secret weapon, the ironclad CSS Virginia.

The famous battle between the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia did not decide the war, but it did help introduce a whole new type of warship.

Early in the Civil War, two ironclad ships faced off in a battle that would change naval warfare forever. What made ironclad ships so special? And are any left?

On March 9, 1862, CSS Virginia and USS Monitor, the first ironclads to meet in battle, slammed cannon fire off each other for over four hours.

A short History Clip of how the Ironclad ships were used during the Civil War. And the battle between the Css Virginia and the USS Monitor. The Civil War history runs deep in Virginia!

One of the worst-kept secrets of the Civil War was the plan to dominate America's waterways with ironclads.

In 1862 the Monitor battled the CSS Virginia to a draw in the waters of Hampton Roads, only to sink off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina nine months later, taking 16 men with it.

Ironclads revolutionized naval warfare and the C.S.S. Richmond followed in the wake of the famous CSS Virginia.

That night, the Union ironclad Monitor arrived on the scene, and the following day the two armored ships clashed for four hours, forever changing the nature of naval warfare.

Early in the Civil War, two ironclad ships faced off in a battle that would change naval warfare forever. What made ironclad ships so special? And are any left?