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= = =The "Monitor" and the "Merrimack" = by Skyler Major

The two ships battled for about three and a half hours. At the end it was a stalemate. However, the Monitor was able to do its main job, and that was protecting another ship called the Minnesota. Since neither of these ships were destroyed in their battle, they continued to fight in the water for a time. About two months after their battle, the Confederates decided to sink the Merrimack so the Union would not be able to take it and control it. As for the Monitor, it sank while trying to make it through Cape Haterras in heavy storms in December 1862. 7. Both ships had a major strategy. That was pretty much just out-defend the other ships that they battled. Neither ship really needed too much artillery too win since they both had over three inches of steel plating. Other than 8. The outcome of the battle was a draw. since both ships were so heavily defended, neither could penetrate the others armor enough to do any real damage. 9. There were about 42 casualties on the Merrimac, as for the Monitor, there were 16 men drowned, and the captain of the ship was blinded after it was hit by a bomb. 10. This battle did not really impact the war itself, it did however impact the way the United States would think of battling on the water. The two ships started the evolution of aquatic ships.
 * 1) The name of the battle is The "Monitor" and the "Merrimack".
 * 2) The Merrimack appeared and attacked first on March 8, 1862. The Monitor appeared the next day and attacked the Merrimack on March 9, 1862.
 * 3) The Merrimack commenced its initial attack against the Union in the Hampton Roads. When the Monitor engaged in battle it was at the same spot.
 * 4) The officer in charge of the Merrimack was Lt. Catesby Jones and the officer in charge of the Monitor was
 * 5) There were about 320 men present on the Merrimack and approximately
 * 6) The battle between the Merrimack and the Monitor was a long and fierce one. The two ships met in Hampton Roads after the Merrimack had been attacking Union ships the previous day. The Monitor, compared to the Merrimack, was small, fast, and mobile. When the two started to fight, it was a battle of speed and maneuverability. Since both ships were made with at least 3 inches of steel surrounding the sometimes 23 inch wooden frame, it was all but impossible to sink each other. However, the Monitor had a swiveling gun turret, so whenever the Merrimack was to shoot at it, it was faced with a wall of solid steel.

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